Merle E. Charleston was born in Denver, Colorado and was an electrician and served in the United States Navy as an electrician in the Construction Battalion Corps. (Seabees) in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. He resided in Los Angeles, California.
He was an avid sportsman and once tried out as a gymnast for the Olympics in the 1930s and enjoyed camping, boating and fishing. His other talents included cooking and building. He built a teardrop-style camping trailer for his family's camping vacations. He also was an avid rockhound and created many fine pieces of jewelry with varied rocks and minerals.
He is survived by one daughter, Mary Kathryn Charleston Vaquer, one grandson Armand M. Vaquer and one great-granddaughter, Amber Vaquer. He also has two half-sisters and one half-brother.
He was an avid sportsman and once tried out as a gymnast for the Olympics in the 1930s and enjoyed camping, boating and fishing. His other talents included cooking and building. He built a teardrop-style camping trailer for his family's camping vacations. He also was an avid rockhound and created many fine pieces of jewelry with varied rocks and minerals.
He is survived by one daughter, Mary Kathryn Charleston Vaquer, one grandson Armand M. Vaquer and one great-granddaughter, Amber Vaquer. He also has two half-sisters and one half-brother.
Merle E. Charleston was born in Denver, Colorado and was an electrician and served in the United States Navy as an electrician in the Construction Battalion Corps. (Seabees) in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. He resided in Los Angeles, California.
He was an avid sportsman and once tried out as a gymnast for the Olympics in the 1930s and enjoyed camping, boating and fishing. His other talents included cooking and building. He built a teardrop-style camping trailer for his family's camping vacations. He also was an avid rockhound and created many fine pieces of jewelry with varied rocks and minerals.
He is survived by one daughter, Mary Kathryn Charleston Vaquer, one grandson Armand M. Vaquer and one great-granddaughter, Amber Vaquer. He also has two half-sisters and one half-brother.
He was an avid sportsman and once tried out as a gymnast for the Olympics in the 1930s and enjoyed camping, boating and fishing. His other talents included cooking and building. He built a teardrop-style camping trailer for his family's camping vacations. He also was an avid rockhound and created many fine pieces of jewelry with varied rocks and minerals.
He is survived by one daughter, Mary Kathryn Charleston Vaquer, one grandson Armand M. Vaquer and one great-granddaughter, Amber Vaquer. He also has two half-sisters and one half-brother.
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