In Loving Memory
Marion E. Charest, loving mother, grandmother, childcare professional and
long-time resident of the Pueblo area, passed away Wednesday the 13th of
September with her family and the caring staff of Winslow Court in
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Marion was born in 1930 and raised with her four siblings in Omaha,
Nebraska. She moved from Omaha to Denver, Colorado with two of her
sisters to explore life and pursue her interests. She was a dance enthusiast
and taught many forms of formal ballroom dancing for Arthur Murray Dance
Studios. She also worked in several business management positions in the
Denver area. She married and moved to Pueblo where she raised her three
children and one of her grandchildren. Marion was always an advocate for
the love and care of children . She managed Pueblo Daycare Center for
many years and later studied and received an Associates Degree in Early
Child Education from Colorado Sate University, Pueblo. Her dedication and
commitment to providing loving quality daycare for children was realized
with the establishment of Saint Paul Methodist Daycare Center. Where
Marion served as director until her retirement in 2005.
Marion loved good food, especially her daughter’s cooking. She loved and
cared for many pets during her life always willing to consider taking on
another stray cat or dog. She was a gracious and thoughtful person with
her greatest concern for the people in her life that struggled the most. She
is survived and will be greatly missed by her three children Richard
Charest, Dianna Ogrodny, and Phillip Charest as well as her three
grandchildren and three great grandchildren whom brought much joy to her
later years.
Private family services will be held later in Colorado and with her extended
family in California.
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