Sikeston - Wilfred J. "Willie" Scherer, 77 years old, of Sikeston died Wednesday at the Clearview Nursing Center here.
He was born Dec. 25, 1921, in Tanner, the son of Theodore P. and Florence Frey Scherer. He and Ruth Struwe were married March 4, 1944, in Sikeston.
He was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Council 3151, where he had served as treasurer for 15 years. He worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife; a son, J. Stephen Scherer; two daughters, Sharon Scherer Lynch and Sydney Gilliland; a sister, Mildred Melton; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter.
Funeral Mass will be said Saturday at St. Francis Church. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Southeast Missourian
He was born Dec. 25, 1921, in Tanner, the son of Theodore P. and Florence Frey Scherer. He and Ruth Struwe were married March 4, 1944, in Sikeston.
He was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Council 3151, where he had served as treasurer for 15 years. He worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife; a son, J. Stephen Scherer; two daughters, Sharon Scherer Lynch and Sydney Gilliland; a sister, Mildred Melton; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter.
Funeral Mass will be said Saturday at St. Francis Church. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Southeast Missourian
Sikeston - Wilfred J. "Willie" Scherer, 77 years old, of Sikeston died Wednesday at the Clearview Nursing Center here.
He was born Dec. 25, 1921, in Tanner, the son of Theodore P. and Florence Frey Scherer. He and Ruth Struwe were married March 4, 1944, in Sikeston.
He was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Council 3151, where he had served as treasurer for 15 years. He worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife; a son, J. Stephen Scherer; two daughters, Sharon Scherer Lynch and Sydney Gilliland; a sister, Mildred Melton; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter.
Funeral Mass will be said Saturday at St. Francis Church. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Southeast Missourian
He was born Dec. 25, 1921, in Tanner, the son of Theodore P. and Florence Frey Scherer. He and Ruth Struwe were married March 4, 1944, in Sikeston.
He was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Council 3151, where he had served as treasurer for 15 years. He worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife; a son, J. Stephen Scherer; two daughters, Sharon Scherer Lynch and Sydney Gilliland; a sister, Mildred Melton; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter.
Funeral Mass will be said Saturday at St. Francis Church. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Southeast Missourian
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