Obit: Scheuerman, Lawrence J. (1914 - 2005)

Contact: Audrey Roedel

Surnames: SCHEUERMAN POPPE KRZE PETKOVSEK KITCHEN MOSELEY

----Sources: Loyal TRG 28 September 2005

Scheuerman, Lawrence J. (24 JUL 1914 - 24 SEP 2005)

Lawrence J. Scheuerman, 91, Neillsville, formally of Greenwood, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, at Neillsville Memorial Home. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Cuddie Funeral Home, Greenwood. The Rev. Mark Schwinn officiated. Burial was in the Greenwood City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Scott Petkovsek, Greg Petkovsek, Pat Scheuerman, Terry Scheuerman, Derek Scheuerman and Rob Scheuerman Jr.

Lawrence John Scheuerman was born on July 24, 1914, in the town of Longwood, to John and Maude (nee Poppe) Scheuerman. He was raised and educated in the town of Longwood area until the age of 11, when his family moved to Dundee, Ill. They lived there for five years, before moving back to the Greenwood area. He married Mary Krze on June 27, 1941, in Dubuque, Iowa. They farmed in the town of Warner and he also hauled milk and cattle. In 1965 they sold the farm and moved to a home along the Black River, northwest of Greenwood. He went to work at UBC in Greenwood for several years, and later worked at Roth Manufacturing, Loyal, until his retirement. He entered the Neillsville Memorial Home in April 2001. He was a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ, and enjoyed reading and visiting with family and friends.

Survivors include his three children, Alice Petkovesk, Marshfield, Richard (Sue) Scheuerman, Hendersonville, N.C., and Carol (George) Kitchen, El Paso, Texas; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; a former daughter-in-law, Nancy (Bob) Moseley, Greenwood; nieces; nephews; other relatives; and friends.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Mary, on Aug. 18, 2002; his son, Robert Scheuerman, in April 1990; his son-in-law, Edward Petkovsek, in Dec. 1984; and his brother, Alvin Scheuerman.

Cuddie Funeral Home, Greenwood, assisted the family with arrangements.