Raymond Bernard Scherer

1917 - 2006  (89 years)

• Name	Raymond Bernard Scherer
  Born	18 Jun 1917	Richland County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Aug 2006	Connecticut, USA
  Buried	Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I406880	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Christian Scherer,   b. 15 Jan 1873, Richland County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 14 Jun 1963, Richland County, Illinois, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Dicie Elizabeth Hanes,   b. 28 Mar 1876, Richland County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 29 Mar 1970, Richland County, Illinois, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1894	Richland County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F135520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Wright,   b. 13 May 1919,   d. 10 Mar 2005  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1950
  Children	1. Scherer
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F135540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Raymond Bernard Scherer Birth: 18 Jun 1917 Death: 19 Aug 2006 Burial: Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA Memorial #: 72564712 Bio: Raymond Bernard Scherer, 89, of Delta, Colo. a former Olney resident, passed away Saturday August 19, 2006 in Manchester, Conn. Ray Scherer was born on June 18, 1917 in Richland County near Olney, to Christian and Dixie (Hanes) Scherer. He spent his childhood on the farm, graduating from Olney Township High School in 1936. After working in a theater in Gary, Ind. he moved to Spokane, Wash., took flying lessons and studied aeronautical engineering, and entered the Army Air Corps (today the Air Force) in 1940. He oversaw aircraft maintenance in Port of Oran, Algeria during the North Africa Campagin of World War II. Ray received the European, Aftican, Middle Eastern and American Campaign Medals, the World War II Victor Medal, Good Conduct Medal and an Honorable Service commendation, and retired a 2nd lieutenant in 1945. Ray then opened a lamp-making shop in San Francisco and married Nancy Wright of Chicago, in 1950. He graduated from Northrop Aeronautical Institute in Los Angeles in 1951. Ray and Nancy lived in Olney for a year when daughter, JoAnn was born before moving to Glenwood Springs, Colo. In 1969, the family moved to Delta, Colo. where Ray was the Driver's License Examiner until he retired in 1982. He lived in Delta, Colo. for 37 years. Ray was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church of Delta. He was a 32nd Degree Mason. Ray is survived by his daughter, JoAnn Gonzales; niece, nephews, great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years in 2005; his parents; sisters, Aileen, Lelia and Edna; and brother, Byron. Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL) Inscription: US ARMY AIR FORCES Gravesite Details WORLD WAR II Family Members Parents Christian Scherer 1873-1963 Dicie Elizabeth Hanes Scherer 1876-1970 Spouse Nancy Wright Scherer* 1919-2005 Siblings Leila Gertrude Scherer Schahrer* 1895-1991 Edna Olevia Scherer Scherer* 1897-1995 Aileen Scherer Kemp* 1898-1922 Byron Hanes Scherer* 1904-1995 Maintained by: IWPP Custodial Account (48586138) Originally Created by: International Wargraves Photography Project (46770518) Added: 3 Jul 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72564712/raymond-bernard-scherer Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 January 2018), memorial page for Raymond Bernard Scherer (18 Jun 1917–19 Aug 2006), Find A Grave Memorial no. 72564712, citing Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138) .