Dorothy I. Scherry

Dorothy I. Scherry, 97, of Decatur, Indiana passed away early Wednesday morning, September 20, 2023, at Adams Woodcrest in Decatur.

She was born on June 10, 1926, in Adams County, Indiana to the late Phillip Strahm and the late Lula K. (Scherry) Strahm. On June 15, 1947, Dorothy married Harold Scherry and he preceded her in death on May 28, 2019.

Dorothy was a former longtime member of Salem United Church of Christ, Magley and most currently a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Ossian, Indiana.

She was a 1944 graduate of Monmouth High School.  Dorothy retired in 1986 from General Electric in Fort Wayne with 25 years of service.  She was a homemaker and help-mate to her husband on their farm.

Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Karen (Harold) Rumschlag of Branson, Missouri; daughter-in-law, Kimberly Scherry of Convoy, Ohio; six grandchildren, Alison (Craig) Yoder, Ben (Sheila) Scherry, Joel Scherry, Nathaniel (Shannon) Rumschlag, Melanie Holmes, & Heather Rumschlag; 11 great-grandchildren, Avery (Calvin) Conant, Keagan (Bree) Yoder, Kamden Yoder, Addison Yoder, Kennedy and Reese Scherry, Katelyn and Emmett Rumschlag, Brock and Bristol Scherry, Ellerie Holmes; four great-great-grandchildren, Kolton Yoder, Haisley Conant, Jeriah & Isaias Conant; two step-grandchildren, Annie (Brian) Brecht & Jason (Kacee) Kreischer; five step-great-grandchildren, Braden Brecht, Lauren Brecht, Brody Brecht, Claire Kreischer, & Paislee Kreischer.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Wayne L. Scherry, on January 1, 2020.

A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 29, 2023, at the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur, Indiana with Pastor Dustin Leimgruber officiating. Burial will follow in Salem Magley Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 28, 2023, at the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur.

Preferred memorials can be given to Crossroads Children’s Home or Youth for Christ

Arrangements by Zwick and Jahn Funeral Homes of Decatur, Indiana