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Merjildo Chavez

January 27, 1930 — June 25, 2017

Merjildo "Pedro" Chavez, Jr., age 87, died Sunday June 25, 2017 at the Red Wing Health Center in Red Wing, MN where he had resided for the last six months.

He was born Jan. 27, 1930 in Pueblo, CO to Merjildo and Rose (Medina) Chavez, Sr., and at age 8 moved to Boys Town, NE where he lived until age 18. Merjildo enlisted in the United States Army in 1948, serving in Korea for 15 months during the Korean War. After his discharge he married Ruth Lydia Peterson in Winona, MN on May 3, 1952. He worked at various jobs in Winona until the couple moved to Red Wing, MN in 1968. He was employed at Meyer Industries in Hager City, WI as a welder until his retirement in in 1994. The couple moved to Rochester in 1995 where he worked at various part time jobs, including Culver's. Merjildo was a member of the Korean War Veterans Club, the VFW, and the American Legion. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, Mini Golf, and puzzles.

Survivors include his wife Ruth of Rochester; two daughters Rebecca L. Chavez, and Michelle L. (Peter Frazier) Gee-Frazier, both of Rochester; his son Ralph M. (Stacy) Chavez of Leesburg, FL; five grandchildren Katherine Nibbe Andrie, Brittany Nelson, Abigail Gee, Cydney Groves, and Darrel Gee, II; and four great grandchildren Tatum, Blaize, Sterling, and Lillian-Claire. He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Lydia Rose Nibbe, a great grandchild Natalia, 5 sisters and 2 brothers.

A Celebration of Life for Merjildo will be held Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Mahn Family Funeral Home - Rochester Chapel. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. Friends may share a memory at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Visitation

JUN 28. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel


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