Charles Richard Meuret
Marriages
Eunice Donner - September 3, 1946
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5B - November 5, 2010
Charles R. Meuret, 94,
Grand Junction, died Nov. 3,
2010, at Hospice Care Center.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Sunday and from 9 to 10 a.m.
Monday at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary.
Services will be at 11 a.m.
Monday at Immaculate Heart of
Mary Catholic Church.
Mr. Meuret was a salesman.
Survivors include his wife,
Eunice; three sons, Gale of
Lakewood, Glen of Calhan
and Wayne of Grand Junction;
fi ve daughters, Betty Brown of
Freedom, Calif., Nancy Meuret
of Lakewood, Jane Meuret-Burr
of Littleton, Rita Moss of Lakewood
and Rebecca Walker of
Denver; one brother, Thomas of
Grand Island, Neb.; one sister,
Cecilia Kaiser of Hardin, Mont.;
24 grandchildren; and 12 greatgrandchildren.
Memorial contributions to
Larchwood Inn, 2845 N. 15th St.,
Grand Junction 81506 or Hospice
& Palliative Care of Western
Colorado, 3090 N. 12th St.,
Unit B, Grand Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3C - November 7, 2010
Longtime Mesa County resident
Charles Richard Meuret died at
Hospice Care Center after a short
illness. He had been a popular
resident at Larchwood Inns for
the past two years. Charles was
born to Thomas and Bridget
(Boyle) Meuret in Burwell, Nebraska.
He graduated from Burwell
High School in 1935.
Charles was an army infantryman during World War II. A Purple
Heart recipient, he landed on Omaha Beach with the 35th Infantry
Division, 134 Infantry Regiment on July 5, 1944 and was wounded
soon after in the Battle of the Hegerows, near St. Lo, France. After
recovering from his wound, he rejoined his regiment and fought in
the Battle of the Bulge. Charles served in five major campaigns and
achieved the rank of Technical Sergeant. After the war he met Eunice
Donner at a local rodeo near Burwell. They were married on
September 3, 1946.
The Meuret family moved to Palisade in April 1958 and lived there
until 1990, when Charles and Eunice moved to Grand Junction.
Charles was a salesman by profession, having sold stamps, life insurance,
car insurance, vacuums, pots and pans, chalk statues, and
Christmas trees, to name a few. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and
family picnics.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents; brother, James
Meuret; sisters, Mary Hovorka, Loretta Horwart, and twin sister
Ellen Darrah. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Eunice;
brother, Thomas Meuret; sister, Cecelia Kaiser; sons, Gale Meuret,
Glen Meuret, and Wayne Meuret; daughters, Nancy Meuret,
Rebecca Walker, Betty Brown, Rita Moss, and Jane Meuret-Burr;
24 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren, and many nieces and
nephews.
A viewing will be held on Sunday, November 7, 2010 from 4 -7:00
p.m. at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary. The funeral mass will be celebrated
at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 790 - 26 1/2
Rd., on November 8, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Burial with military honors
will follow in Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado at
1:00 p.m. Callahan-Edfast Mortuary is entrusted with arrangements.
Contributions may be made to Larchwood Inns, 2845 N. 15th St,
Grand Junction, 81506 or Hospice Care Center, 3090B N. 12th St.,
Grand Junction, 81506.
Grand Junction Free Press page 14 - November 12, 2010
