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TSGT Charles Richard Meuret
14 May 1916 – 3 Nov 2010
| Birth | 14 May 1916 |
| Death | 3 Nov 2010 |
| Cemetery | Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado Grand Junction , Mesa County , Colorado , USA |
| Added by | Barb on 08 Nov 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61293931 |
Bio
Charles Richard Meuret May 14, 1916 – November 3, 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 a U.S. 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 Hedgerows, 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. Published in The Daily Sentinel on November 7, 2010
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TSGT US ARMY World War II Purple Heart Forever In Our Hearts
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- John Boyle Meuret 1910–1910
- Loretta A. Meuret Horwart 1913–1987
- Ellen Wauneta Meuret Darrah 1916–2005
- Mary Medeline Meuret Hovorka 1918–1971
- Cecilia Bridget Meuret Kaiser 1922–2018
- Thomas Henry Meuret Jr 1923–2019
- James Edward Meuret 1927–1990
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