Memorial
Carole L. Muret, 80, a resident of the Meth-Wick Community died there on Friday July 10, 2015. Memorial services at 2:30 PM on Monday at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Chapel. Rev. Lloyd Brockmeyer will officiate. Inurnment in the St. Paul’s Church Columbarium. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include her children; Suzanne (Scott) MacLaughlin of Naperville, Illinois, two sons Don (Dana) of Charlotte, North Carolina, Bob (Jeanne) of Raleigh, North Carolina; and a brother Don Scherwat of Florida. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Carolyn, Jenna, Alex, Josephine, Madeline and Elise. She was preceded in death by her husband Garrah and a brother Bob.
Carole was born on October 13, 1934 in Chicago the daughter of William and Josephine Hacker Scherwat. She graduated from the University of Illinois in 1956 and was a substitute teacher in the Cedar Rapids School System and later worked at Rockwell-Collins. On February 23, 1957 she was united in marriage to Lenos Garrah Muret in Chicago. He passed away in 2009.
Carole was a faithful member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church and a very active member of the local Tri Delta Sorority Alumni Chapter. She and her husband Garrah traveled domestically and internationally. She volunteered and was a former member of the St. Luke’s Auxiliary, the Cedar Rapids Community Theater and enjoyed dance, the fine arts, the symphony as well as being an accomplished pianist.
An avid reader and writer, she kept her kids up to date through letters and news clips, well before the internet took hold. Her son Don especially appreciated the sports stories she clipped from the Gazette about his beloved Cubs and the Hawkeyes. Her youngest son Bob, a guitar player, would receive clips in the mail about some of his favorite rock groups.
Carole was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend whose memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her.
Memorial donations may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association in Carole’s name.