Raul "Roy" Eureste

Raul "Roy" Jose Eureste, 87, of Hamler, Ohio died Monday morning, March 16, 2015 at Vancrest of Holgate. He was born August 17, 1927 in Waelder, Texas (Gonzales County) to Aurelio and Herlinda (Zuniga) Eureste. On January 29, 1950 he married Victoriana Tovar in Waelder, Texas at St. Patrick Church. Raul served in the US Army with the occupation forces in Japan as a medic from 1946-1947. He worked at the Central Foundry of General Motors in Defiance, Ohio from 1951-1985. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Chapel, Hamler where he was a former member of the church council. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus #4790, Defiance, Ohio and the Warren L. McIntyre American Legion Post #262, Hamler. He was also a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Henry County Senior Center, Napoleon, Ohio; Hamler Village Council; and the Hamler Tree Commission. Raul was also an election poll worker in Hamler and volunteered for various organizations. One proud achievement later in life was that he earned his GED certificate nearly 50 years after leaving school. He is survived by two daughters, Christina (Walter) Johnson, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina and Anita (Tim) Kryder, Napoleon; two sons, Michael (Mary) Eureste, Las Vegas, Nevada and David Eureste, Toledo, Ohio; four grandchildren, Elizabeth (Sergio Millanes) Eureste, Jessica (Greg) Talbert, Alexander (Janna) Johnson and Esteban (Jamie) Eureste; five great grandchildren, Ethan, Elliot, Norah, Jasper and Charlotte; brother, Irineo Eureste, Wharton, Texas; and sister, Aurelia (Thomas) Tovar, Napoleon. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Jose, Daniel, Primitivo and Bernardo Eureste; and four sisters, Lilia Esparza, Eliza Tovar, Refugia Tovar and Juana Reyes. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at St. Paul Catholic Chapel, Hamler. Burial will follow at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery with graveside military honors accorded by Warren L. McIntyre American Legion Post #262. Visitation will by held from 2-8 p.m., Wednesday at Rodenberger Funeral Home, Napoleon where a Rosary Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. The family suggest memorials be given to a charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences can be made to www.rodenbergerfuneralhome.com

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Raul "Roy" Eureste

August 17, 1927 - March 16, 2015