Age 70
Cold Spring
December 28, 1934 - December 6, 2005
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2005 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Cold Spring, MN for Vera Ann Scherer, age 70, who died Tuesday at home from cancer. Burial will be in parish cemetery.
Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Thursday and from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Friday morning at the Wenner Funeral Home in Cold Spring. Cold Spring Legion Auxiliary and Christian Women will pray at 4:30 p.m. and Parish Prayers will be at 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening.
Vera was born in Cold Spring to Medardus "Dick" and Bertha (Philippi) Backes. She married Alcuin "Al" Scherer on December 28, 1954 in St. Boniface Church, Cold Spring, MN. Vera loved her years as an Air Force wife. She was an active volunteer in the community. Vera was a charter member of the Cold Spring Lioness and Homepride Lions Clubs. She was involved with WACOSA from its beginning and continued to volunteer in Cold Spring at the Mother Theresa Home. Helping others was a passion for her.
Vera enjoyed cooking and entertaining for her family and friends. Time with her grandchildren always brought her great joy. She was a regular patron of Dong Khanh restaurant, where she loved both the food and people that waited on her. Vera liked to play games, cards, travel and camp. She was a member of St. Boniface Parish, Christian Women, Cold Spring Legion Auxiliary, Homepride Lions Club, and Reserve Officers Association.
Survivors include her husband, Alcuin; children, Valery (Gary) Hansen of Cold Spring, Kathy (Bob) Jaeger of Waite Park, and Andrew of New York, NY; grandchildren, Jeremy Scherer, Beth, Kyle and Leigh Jaeger, Beau, Allison, Ashley and Amanda Hansen, and Garret Scherer; brothers and sisters, Dan (Vivian) Backes, Wally (Mary) Backes, Will (Bernie) Backes, Allen (Marcy) Backes, Jean (John) Becker and Mary (Ed) Cotter.
She is preceded in death by her son, Don (May, 2002); parents, and brother, Tim.
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