George Emerick Scherer was born July 30, 1876 at Bon Homme, South Dakota, the son of John and Agnes Scherer. He passed away at his home in Geddes on March 12, 1951 at the age of 75 years, 7 months and 10 days.
He was united in marriage with Maude Countryman on December 18, 1901. He filed on a homestead 6 miles north of Lake Andes where he lived until March of 1927 when he moved his family to a farm southwest of Lake Andes. In February, 1935, they moved to their present home in Geddes.
Mr. Scherer joined the Presbyterian Church in 1911 and remained a member until the spring of 1936 when he became a member of the Geddes Community Church.
He is survived by this wife; two sons, Charles W. of Midland, S.D. and George Jr. of Geddes; one daughter, Garnet, now Mrs. George Tuttle; an adopted daughter, Ruth (Mrs. J. O. Varilek) and family of Edgemont, S.D.
Funeral services were conducted at the Community Church by Rev. John DeVries. Music was furnished by a mixed quartet consisting of Mrs. Merle Brooks, Mrs. Glen Bachman, Elmer Blair, and Leslie Howard. Pallbearers were C.E. Smith, Gus Bursik, Ed Giedd, Reuben Jones, Ray Jones and Roy Petty.
Interment was made in Pleasant Lawn Cemetery.
Out of town relatives who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Countryman of Oacoma, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Varilek of Edgemont, S.D.; Elmer and Agnes Anderson of Sioux Falls, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith of Yankton, S.D.; John Anderson of Tabor, S.D.; Mrs. Howard Barger of Bloomfield, Nebraska; Mrs. Alan Shoemaker of Scotland, S.D.; Hattie and LuVerna Scherer and Mrs. and Mrs. Vernall Kreeger of Wagner, S.D.; Cpl. Harold Hull of Rapid City (Airbase); Mrs. and Mrs. Melvin Tuttle of Mitchell, S.D.
George Emerick Scherer was born July 30, 1876 at Bon Homme, South Dakota, the son of John and Agnes Scherer. He passed away at his home in Geddes on March 12, 1951 at the age of 75 years, 7 months and 10 days.
He was united in marriage with Maude Countryman on December 18, 1901. He filed on a homestead 6 miles north of Lake Andes where he lived until March of 1927 when he moved his family to a farm southwest of Lake Andes. In February, 1935, they moved to their present home in Geddes.
Mr. Scherer joined the Presbyterian Church in 1911 and remained a member until the spring of 1936 when he became a member of the Geddes Community Church.
He is survived by this wife; two sons, Charles W. of Midland, S.D. and George Jr. of Geddes; one daughter, Garnet, now Mrs. George Tuttle; an adopted daughter, Ruth (Mrs. J. O. Varilek) and family of Edgemont, S.D.
Funeral services were conducted at the Community Church by Rev. John DeVries. Music was furnished by a mixed quartet consisting of Mrs. Merle Brooks, Mrs. Glen Bachman, Elmer Blair, and Leslie Howard. Pallbearers were C.E. Smith, Gus Bursik, Ed Giedd, Reuben Jones, Ray Jones and Roy Petty.
Interment was made in Pleasant Lawn Cemetery.
Out of town relatives who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Countryman of Oacoma, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Varilek of Edgemont, S.D.; Elmer and Agnes Anderson of Sioux Falls, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith of Yankton, S.D.; John Anderson of Tabor, S.D.; Mrs. Howard Barger of Bloomfield, Nebraska; Mrs. Alan Shoemaker of Scotland, S.D.; Hattie and LuVerna Scherer and Mrs. and Mrs. Vernall Kreeger of Wagner, S.D.; Cpl. Harold Hull of Rapid City (Airbase); Mrs. and Mrs. Melvin Tuttle of Mitchell, S.D.
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