Charles Ernest Muris

Chuck Muris was born in 1926 to Nancy and Ernest Muris in Chicago, IL. After graduating from Marshall H.S. in 1944, he went into the U.S. Navy, serving in WWII. He was honorably discharged in 1946 and enrolled at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, graduating in 1950 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was recalled to Naval Service in 1951 during the Korean War. He earned a Master’s Degree in Engineering Administration from IIT in 1953. He worked for the Chicago Park District as a Traffic Engineer and was transferred to the city of Chicago in 1958 in the same capacity. In 1953, he married Ruth Mortag and they had 2 children, David and Nancy. Ruth died in 1986 and he moved to Oconomowoc. He was a member of the First Congregational Church where he served in various lay positions and sang in the choir. In 1988 he married Trudy Vilter. He was preceded in death by his 2 sisters: Louise Auth (2004) and Blanche Coutts (2019), his 1st wife Ruth (1988), his 2nd wife Trudy (2020) and his son-in-law Jeff Bowers (2014). Other survivors include his grandchildren: Amy (Scott) Evans, Rachel (David) Capan, and Jennifer (Matthew) Crooks; two great-grandchildren, Abigail and Zoe Evans; as well as step-children, Scott (Susie) Vilter, Joan Vilter, Linda (Mark) Carlson; step-grandchildren, Nicole (Mike) Gallman, Natalie (Kurt) Surdyk, Brian, Laura, Adam and Amy Carlson; as well as step-great-grandchildren, Vivian and Everett Gallman and Jack Surdyke. A graveside Celebration of Charles' Life will be held at 9:00 am, on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at First Congregational UCC, 815 S Concord Rd, Oconomowoc, WI 53066, with Pastor Amy Drewa presiding.