Charles Meziere
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Charles P. Meziere, 86, of Mishawaka Indiana, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021. He was born in Campti, Louisiana to Joseph Leo and Ada (Sanchez) Meziere. The family moved to Oak Grove, Louisiana where as a young man Charles met the girl who would become the love of his life, Wanda Ann Wood. Charles joined the U.S. Army in 1956 and served 2 years before returning home from Germany and marrying Ann in 1958 - which lasted 60 years until her passing in 2018. Soon after marrying, they relocated to Mishawaka. Later in life, Charles returned to the Catholic Church and was a devout practitioner of the faith the remainder of his life.
Charles worked most of his life as a Shop Foreman in Mishawaka while he and Ann built their life and raised their family. A very handy and skilled man, he was known for being a jack-of-all-trades. He worked on his family farm, painted houses, fixed cars, worked at a service station, drove delivery trucks, and built a multitude of things. Charles' knowledge of how things worked along with his inherent ability to relate any situation to a story from his life ensured that he never met a stranger. Charles loved hunting, fishing and bowling - being on many leagues with his family and friends - and always planted a vegetable garden. In his later years, he kept busy tinkering with engines or taking care of the lawn. He was an avid fan of Western movies and tv shows (watching his "Cowboys"). He loved to make beans and cornbread, meat pies and jelly cakes on the holidays. He loved his family and was happiest when we were all together. He will forever be remembered for his strength and determination and for his driving force as a protective and devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
Charles is survived by his children: Charles David (Steven Wisner) Meziere, Debra Kay (Dave) Barber, James Edward (Karen Clifton) Meziere, and C. Todd Meziere. Grandchildren Jessie (Brooklynn Tucker) Meziere, and Debra Nicole (Joe) Milliken. Great grandchildren: Jordan Meziere and Addyson Miller, Zoe, Sky and Ian Lovett, and Audrey Milliken along with his sister Sylvia Wood (Don Young) and numerous In-laws, nieces, nephews, and friends who will all miss him greatly. He was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife Ann, his sister Mattie Marie, and his brothers Pete Eliott, Pat, Robert, Raymond, Eugene, Marvin, Joe and Paul Meziere.
He will always be our rock, our fearless leader, our father and our friend.
The family would like to thank the caregivers, nurses and doctors at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center for their care.
Services for Charles will be held Friday January 8, 2021 at 1PM at Chapel Hill Funeral Home 10776 McKinley Hwy Osceola, IN 46561. Friends may visit on Thursday January 7, 2021 from 5PM-8PM at the funeral home. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memory Gardens.