Michael Eugene Scherer, 33, of Beebe Plain, Vermont beloved husband of Melissa died unexpectedly on October 12, 2014 in Newport. He was born on January 5, 1981 in Somerville, New Jersey, the son of Thomas, Sr. and Nancy (Knowles) Scherer. On July 3, 2004 he married Melissa Gyles who survives him.
He graduated from North Country Union High School in 1999 where he was on the Boys State Championship Soccer Team in 1998, the University of Vermont in 2003, and Norwich University in 2008 receiving a Masters Degree in Justice Administration.
He worked for Northeast Kingdom Human Services in Newport, VT as an emergency services case manager. He enjoyed scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, playing tennis, traveling across the country, soccer, hiking, camping, fishing, cooking, making homemade pickles, reading, skiing, remodeling his house, going to Wells Beach, Maine with his family, and he was a huge New York Yankees fan. He was a Boy Scout where he achieved Eagle Scout status and also received the Governor’s Award from the Vermont Department of Corrections.
He is survived by his wife Melissa of Beebe Plain, VT; his cherished children: Rachel, Harrison, and Dylan Scherer; by his parents Thomas Scherer, Sr. and Laurie Gray of Holland, VT; his mother Nancy Knowles of Brownington, VT; brothers: Thomas, Jr. and his wife Jessica of Newport, VT; Benjamin Scherer and his wife Emily of Newport Center, VT; Trevor Gray of Holland, VT; sisters: Amy Dull and her husband Tim of Burlington, VT; Pamela Abbott and her husband Stephen of Derby, VT; and by eight nieces and nephews: Jacob, Zachary, Adam, and Matthew Abbott, Elizabeth, Sarah, David, and Caleb Scherer, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; mother-in-law Ann Cota of Jay, VT; father-in-law Bruce and his wife Erin Gyles of Newport, NH; sister-in-law Meghan Peck and her husband Cory of Derby, VT; by grandparents-in-law Lee and Dona Richardson of Jay, VT, and his faithful companion Bode. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents James and Gladys Scherer, maternal grandparents Arthur and Joan Knowles, all of New Jersey, and his father-in-law Del Cota.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2014 with Deacon Ward Nolan officiating. Interment will follow in the Derby Center Cemetery in Derby, VT. Following interment, friends may gather at the Eastside Restaurant in Newport, VT for an afternoon luncheon. Should friends desire contributions for his children’s education may be made to North Country Federal Credit Union, 1474 East Main Street, Newport, VT 05855. Online condolences can be sent to curtis-britch.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, Inc. locally family owned and operated.
He graduated from North Country Union High School in 1999 where he was on the Boys State Championship Soccer Team in 1998, the University of Vermont in 2003, and Norwich University in 2008 receiving a Masters Degree in Justice Administration.
He worked for Northeast Kingdom Human Services in Newport, VT as an emergency services case manager. He enjoyed scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, playing tennis, traveling across the country, soccer, hiking, camping, fishing, cooking, making homemade pickles, reading, skiing, remodeling his house, going to Wells Beach, Maine with his family, and he was a huge New York Yankees fan. He was a Boy Scout where he achieved Eagle Scout status and also received the Governor’s Award from the Vermont Department of Corrections.
He is survived by his wife Melissa of Beebe Plain, VT; his cherished children: Rachel, Harrison, and Dylan Scherer; by his parents Thomas Scherer, Sr. and Laurie Gray of Holland, VT; his mother Nancy Knowles of Brownington, VT; brothers: Thomas, Jr. and his wife Jessica of Newport, VT; Benjamin Scherer and his wife Emily of Newport Center, VT; Trevor Gray of Holland, VT; sisters: Amy Dull and her husband Tim of Burlington, VT; Pamela Abbott and her husband Stephen of Derby, VT; and by eight nieces and nephews: Jacob, Zachary, Adam, and Matthew Abbott, Elizabeth, Sarah, David, and Caleb Scherer, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; mother-in-law Ann Cota of Jay, VT; father-in-law Bruce and his wife Erin Gyles of Newport, NH; sister-in-law Meghan Peck and her husband Cory of Derby, VT; by grandparents-in-law Lee and Dona Richardson of Jay, VT, and his faithful companion Bode. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents James and Gladys Scherer, maternal grandparents Arthur and Joan Knowles, all of New Jersey, and his father-in-law Del Cota.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2014 with Deacon Ward Nolan officiating. Interment will follow in the Derby Center Cemetery in Derby, VT. Following interment, friends may gather at the Eastside Restaurant in Newport, VT for an afternoon luncheon. Should friends desire contributions for his children’s education may be made to North Country Federal Credit Union, 1474 East Main Street, Newport, VT 05855. Online condolences can be sent to curtis-britch.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, Inc. locally family owned and operated.
Michael Eugene Scherer, 33, of Beebe Plain, Vermont beloved husband of Melissa died unexpectedly on October 12, 2014 in Newport. He was born on January 5, 1981 in Somerville, New Jersey, the son of Thomas, Sr. and Nancy (Knowles) Scherer. On July 3, 2004 he married Melissa Gyles who survives him.
He graduated from North Country Union High School in 1999 where he was on the Boys State Championship Soccer Team in 1998, the University of Vermont in 2003, and Norwich University in 2008 receiving a Masters Degree in Justice Administration.
He worked for Northeast Kingdom Human Services in Newport, VT as an emergency services case manager. He enjoyed scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, playing tennis, traveling across the country, soccer, hiking, camping, fishing, cooking, making homemade pickles, reading, skiing, remodeling his house, going to Wells Beach, Maine with his family, and he was a huge New York Yankees fan. He was a Boy Scout where he achieved Eagle Scout status and also received the Governor’s Award from the Vermont Department of Corrections.
He is survived by his wife Melissa of Beebe Plain, VT; his cherished children: Rachel, Harrison, and Dylan Scherer; by his parents Thomas Scherer, Sr. and Laurie Gray of Holland, VT; his mother Nancy Knowles of Brownington, VT; brothers: Thomas, Jr. and his wife Jessica of Newport, VT; Benjamin Scherer and his wife Emily of Newport Center, VT; Trevor Gray of Holland, VT; sisters: Amy Dull and her husband Tim of Burlington, VT; Pamela Abbott and her husband Stephen of Derby, VT; and by eight nieces and nephews: Jacob, Zachary, Adam, and Matthew Abbott, Elizabeth, Sarah, David, and Caleb Scherer, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; mother-in-law Ann Cota of Jay, VT; father-in-law Bruce and his wife Erin Gyles of Newport, NH; sister-in-law Meghan Peck and her husband Cory of Derby, VT; by grandparents-in-law Lee and Dona Richardson of Jay, VT, and his faithful companion Bode. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents James and Gladys Scherer, maternal grandparents Arthur and Joan Knowles, all of New Jersey, and his father-in-law Del Cota.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2014 with Deacon Ward Nolan officiating. Interment will follow in the Derby Center Cemetery in Derby, VT. Following interment, friends may gather at the Eastside Restaurant in Newport, VT for an afternoon luncheon. Should friends desire contributions for his children’s education may be made to North Country Federal Credit Union, 1474 East Main Street, Newport, VT 05855. Online condolences can be sent to curtis-britch.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, Inc. locally family owned and operated.
He graduated from North Country Union High School in 1999 where he was on the Boys State Championship Soccer Team in 1998, the University of Vermont in 2003, and Norwich University in 2008 receiving a Masters Degree in Justice Administration.
He worked for Northeast Kingdom Human Services in Newport, VT as an emergency services case manager. He enjoyed scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, playing tennis, traveling across the country, soccer, hiking, camping, fishing, cooking, making homemade pickles, reading, skiing, remodeling his house, going to Wells Beach, Maine with his family, and he was a huge New York Yankees fan. He was a Boy Scout where he achieved Eagle Scout status and also received the Governor’s Award from the Vermont Department of Corrections.
He is survived by his wife Melissa of Beebe Plain, VT; his cherished children: Rachel, Harrison, and Dylan Scherer; by his parents Thomas Scherer, Sr. and Laurie Gray of Holland, VT; his mother Nancy Knowles of Brownington, VT; brothers: Thomas, Jr. and his wife Jessica of Newport, VT; Benjamin Scherer and his wife Emily of Newport Center, VT; Trevor Gray of Holland, VT; sisters: Amy Dull and her husband Tim of Burlington, VT; Pamela Abbott and her husband Stephen of Derby, VT; and by eight nieces and nephews: Jacob, Zachary, Adam, and Matthew Abbott, Elizabeth, Sarah, David, and Caleb Scherer, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; mother-in-law Ann Cota of Jay, VT; father-in-law Bruce and his wife Erin Gyles of Newport, NH; sister-in-law Meghan Peck and her husband Cory of Derby, VT; by grandparents-in-law Lee and Dona Richardson of Jay, VT, and his faithful companion Bode. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents James and Gladys Scherer, maternal grandparents Arthur and Joan Knowles, all of New Jersey, and his father-in-law Del Cota.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Newport where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2014 with Deacon Ward Nolan officiating. Interment will follow in the Derby Center Cemetery in Derby, VT. Following interment, friends may gather at the Eastside Restaurant in Newport, VT for an afternoon luncheon. Should friends desire contributions for his children’s education may be made to North Country Federal Credit Union, 1474 East Main Street, Newport, VT 05855. Online condolences can be sent to curtis-britch.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch-Converse-Rushford Funeral Home, Inc. locally family owned and operated.
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