Patrick J. SCHERBER

SCHERBER, GUTZWILLER, SCHMIDT, BRANDEN, HICKLER, RONNING, REINERT

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/14/2010 at 13:21:05

Patrick J. Scherber

Visitation:
Thursday, April 27, 2006
5:00 PM until 7:30 PM

Service:
Friday, April 28, 2006
1:30 PM
Zion Lutheran Church
112 N. 4th St.
Clear Lake, IA 50428

Clear Lake, IA -- Patrick (Pat) Scherber, age 57, of 3512 North Shore Drive, Clear Lake, passed away Tuesday April 25, 2006 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, IA following a valiant effort to manage the cancer that had been recently diagnosed. A Celebration of his life will be held at 1:30 PM Friday April 28, 2006 at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 North 4th St, Clear Lake with Lay Assistant Richard L. Scott officiating. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:30 PM Thursday April 27, 2006, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th St. Clear Lake, IA. Interment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Memorial may be made to the Patrick J. Scherber Memorial Fund.

Patrick was born July 7, 1948 in Minneapolis, MN to Marvin & Sarah (Gutzwiller) Scherber. He was baptized on July 18, 1948 at St. Martin's in Rogers, MN, and received his First Holy Communion on October 25th, 1954 at St. Henry's in Monticello. He graduated from Monticello High School in 1966 and Bemidji State College with a degree in education in 1970. He worked in a number of school districts in Minnesota including St. Cloud, St. Peter, Cold Spring, Garden City, Thief River Falls, Windom and Pipestone as a general or special education teacher and later as a special education consultant while continuing to pursue his master’s degree in special education, and later a second degree from Winona State University. In 1978 he moved to Iowa and began working as a special education consultant for Northern Trails AEA 2 and later AEA 267. He worked in many districts across north Iowa, touching the lives of numerous students and their families. He retired in June of 2005 due to health reasons. In November 1983, Pat received a kidney from his brother Mike, and it was a great blessing as the kidney worked well up to his final days. On June 21, 1986, Pat married Connie Jeane Schmidt in Klemme, IA. They made their home in Clear Lake, where Pat also owned & managed several apartments. Connie & Pat were the parents of twin daughters, Annette & Kimberly, born December 3, 1991. They were the joy of his life and he enjoyed talking to them about life lessons, memories and cars. Pat also purchased, refurbished & sold late model cars with the help of his brother. He enjoyed discussing car “ailments” with friends & family and keeping up with the latest models and designs.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin & Sarah Scherber. He is survived by his wife Connie Scherber, his twin daughters Ann & Kim, a brother Mike Scherber of Monticello, MN, sister-in-law Nancy Scherber of Monticello, Aunts Meralda Branden and Toots Hickler of Monticello, MN, Sally Ronning of Buffalo, MN, and Florence Gutzwiller of St. Michael, MN, parents-in-law Luverne & Mary Ann Schmidt of Klemme, IA, brothers-in-law Lonnie (Chris) Schmidt of Goodell, IA, Jamie (Beth) Schmidt of Garner, IA and Steve (Chris) Schmidt of Dallas Center, and nieces and nephews Karri, Kasey, & Kelsie Scherber, Leah (Mark) Reinert, Adam, Stephanie, Brittney, Brianna, Kari, and Jackie Schmidt. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA

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