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Melissa Catherine Hanes Scherer 
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Birth: 	Jan. 25, 1866 
Death: 	Dec. 20, 1946 
 
Mrs. Melissa Scherer, age 89, the widow of Fred Scherer, died Friday noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Orvin Decker, of Claremont. 
 
Mrs. Scherer, who resided in German township her entire life, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Decker of Claremont and Mrs. Erma Beck of Olney, one son, Oren Scherer of Olney and one grandson, Daniel Beck of Olney. 
 
Funeral services were held at the St. James Lutheran church Monday afternoon under the direction of the Olney Funeral Home, and burial was in the nearby cemetery. 
 
Published in the Olney Advocate, Thursday, December 26, 1946. 
  
  
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 Parents: 
  John Hanes (1823 - 1906) 
  Elizabeth Shafer Hanes (1824 - 1896) 
  
 Spouse: 
  Frederick Scherer (1863 - 1946) 
  
 Children: 
  Ina E. Scherer Decker (1887 - 1959)* 
  Orin Scherer (1889 - 1976)* 
  Erma R. Scherer Beck (1901 - 1988)* 
  
 Siblings: 
  William P. Hanes (1846 - 1930)* 
  Daniel Hanes (1851 - 1867)* 
  David Hanes (1853 - 1919)* 
  Melissa Catherine Hanes Scherer (1866 - 1946) 
  
*Calculated relationship 
  
Inscription: 
12 
  
Note: Wife of Fredrick Scherer. Daughter of John & Eliabeth Shafer. 
  
Burial: 
Goss Cemetery  
Richland County 
Illinois, USA 
  
Created by: Lady In Black 
Record added: Apr 10, 2009  
Find A Grave Memorial# 35733888 
  
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