LeRoy T. Schacherer 1901-2000

SCHACHERER, REULAND, ANTON, HERUM, MCCOMBS, ORIGER, HUNT, UMSCHEID, QUASTAD

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 12/3/2011 at 23:01:42

LeRoy T. Schacherer, the son of William and Sophia (Anton) Schacherer, was born April 19, 1901 near Wallingford, Iowa. He departed this life Tuesday, January 25, 2000 at the Rosewood Manor Care Center in Estherville at the age of 98 years, 9 months and 6 days. LeRoy attended country school in Emmet County before going to parochial high schools in Dubuque and later in Milford, Ia. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Reuland on June 19, 1929.

LeRoy lived and farmed in the Wallingford area all his life. After his retirement from farming he did carpentry work for a number of years. He enjoyed gardening in his free time. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Emmet County Farm Bureau.

Mr. Schacherer is survived by six children, Mary Herum and her husband, Phil of Wallingford, Iowa; Lucille McCombs and her husband, Lloyd of Graettinger, Iowa; Louis Schacherer and his wife, Shirley of Estherville; Lorraine Origer and her husband, Dave of Faribault, Minnesota; Gene Schacherer and his wife, Carmen of Wallingford; Margaret Hunt and her husband, Marvin of Dolliver, Iowa; thirty grandchildren and also by forty-three great-grandchildren. He has been preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth in October of 1980, one daughter, Delores Umscheid, grandchildren, Matt Hunt and Barb Quastad, 5 grandchildren in infancy, and 2 brothers, Ted and Ralph. (MC)

Interment in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Estherville, IA