Raymond "Ray" Scherer
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Raymond F. Scherer, age 88, of Faribault, died on
Monday, June 29, 2009 at the District One Hospital, Faribault.
Memorial services will be held on Monday,
July 6, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ, Wheeling
Township, rural Rice County, with the Reverend Lora Sturm officiating.
Interment will be at St. John’s Cemetery, Wheeling Township at a later
date.
A memorial visitation will be held at the
church on Monday from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., prior to the service.
Arrangements are being completed by the
Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault.
Raymond, the son of Walter and Bertha (Riexinger)
Scherer, was born on January 9, 1921 in Rock Island, IL. He served in the
US Navy during WWII and married Margaret A. Duitsman on December 15, 1943
in Mankato. She preceded him in death on November 23, 2006. Ray farmed in
rural Rice County and later was employed by the Faribault Regional
Center.
He is survived by two children, Shiela (and
Jim) Eck of Burnsville and Steven (and Lynne) Scherer of Bloomington; five
grandchildren, Eric Scherer, Theresa Michaud, Diana Thomas, Jerry Eck and
Joanna Bloch; and ten great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
his wife, Margaret; and two brothers, Everett Scherer and Walter Scherer,
Jr.
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