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John “Jack” H. Meuse

John “Jack” H.
Meuse, 76, a longtime resident of Malden, died Sunday,
November 11, 2007 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose,
Massachusetts. John was born and raised in Malden. He attended
the Cheverus School before attending Brown High School. On
February fouth, 1951, John married his sweetheart, Shirley L.
Meuse, and the two settled in Wakefield where they began to
raise their family. They moved back to Malden in 1955, where
they remained. They became members of Sacred Hearts Church,
where they also brought their children.
John had
worked as a carpenter. He worked at BBN in Cambridge, where he
became the Maintenance Supervisor, and had a crew of 12 working
under him. An injury sustained at work forced his retirement at
the age of 52.
John was an
avid woodsman. He grew up learning to fish and hunt deer, and
kept that passion with him throughout his life. He also
introduced the sports to his own children. He was also a
devoted husband, and enjoyed the company of his wife Shirley.
He is survived
by his wife Shirley L Meuse of Malden, his children, John A.
Meuse of Billerica, MA, Stephen R. Meuse of Maine, Cheryl A. Stifano of Medford, Janet A. Crowe of Methuen, Michael W. Meuse
of NH, Donna L. Dingle of Melrose, his brothers, and George
Meuse of DE, and Paul Meuse of OK, as well as 12 grandchildren
and 3 great grandchildren.
He was
preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Helen (Meuse)
Meuse, his brothers William Meuse, Robert Meuse, Frank Meuse,
twins John E. & Thomas E. Meuse, and his sister, Helen Santimango.
Visitation
will be held at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street,
Malden on Tuesday, Nov 13th, from 4 - 8 PM
Funeral
services will be held from the Weir- MacCuish Golden Rule
Funeral Home. 144 Salem Street, Malden, on Wed, Nov 14th,
at 9 AM followed by a
Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Hearts Church, Malden, at
10AM. . Fr. Daniel J.
Hickey of Sacred Hearts Church will be officiating. Burial will
be in the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden.
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