Merbreier died peacefully at home Thursday night surrounded by her family.
"Captain Noah and his Magical Ark" ran on 6ABC from 1967 to 1995. The show featured W. Carter Merbreier as the Captain, and his wife, Patricia, as Mrs. Noah.
Together the pair took children on weekly adventures that featured characters including Wally the Walrus, Maurice the Mouse, and the theme song known so well by their fans, "I Can Sing a Rainbow."
While Carter played the Captain, he always liked to say that Pat kept the ark afloat. She not only provided her presence on the show, she also created and voiced all of the puppets, while lending her own beautiful vocals to the Rainbow song.
The 6ABC family joins the Merbreier family in mourning Pat's passing.
