John Scheerer

1897 - 1978  (80 years)

• Name	John Scheerer
  Born	22 Jul 1897	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-131006
  Died	24 Jun 1978	Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario   [1]
  Buried	Berea Mennonite Cemetery, Alma, Perth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I131006	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Henry Scheerer,   b. 26 Aug 1865, Eifa, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 5 Jun 1942, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Catherine Kirch,   b. 18 Feb 1861, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1948  (Age 86 years)
  Married	7 May 1889	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F254745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Ernst,   b. 12 Feb 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Apr 1987, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Russell Warren Scheerer,   b. 5 Oct 1932,   d. 16 Mar 2016  (Age 83 years)   2. Mervin Leroy Scheerer,   b. 16 Feb 1934, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 2015, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Clare Henry Scheerer,   b. 23 May 1938,   d. 24 Jun 2011, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   4. Roy Winston Scheerer   5. Laverne Gordon Scheerer,   b. 4 Jun 1948,   d. 19 Nov 2011  (Age 63 years)   6. Gladys Catherine Scheerer
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F58184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Scheerer, John, was born in Guelph, Ont., in August 1897; died at Clarkwood Estates Nursing Home, June 24, 1978; aged 80 y. In 1931, he was married to Edna Ernst, who survives. Also surviving are 6 sons (Russel, Mervin, Clare, Roy, John, and Laverne), one daughter (Gladys - Mrs. A. Knetchel), 27 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. He was a member of Berea Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on June 27, in charge of C. L. Bender; interment in Berea Church Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, B., America, N., County, W., & Cemetery, B. (1897). John Scheerer (1897-1978) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 17 February 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65541152/john-scheerer. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Section 1 page 34. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12113-89. Johann Heinrich Scherer, 24, occ. laborer, b. Germany, res. Bridgeport, s/o Eskhardt & Catherine, married Catherine Kirch, 28, b. Conestogo, res. same, d/o Peter K. & Catherine, witn: Peter L. Kirch of Waterloo & Sophia Kleinmann of Berlin, 7 May 1889 at Conestogo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jul 1897 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Jun 1978 - Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth