Harold W. Scherry

PLEASE NOTE THE VISITATION THAT WAS TO BE HELD AT ADAMS WOODCREST AUDITORIUM HAS BEEN CANCELLED. VISITATION AT THE FUNERAL HOME WILL STILL TAKE PLACE FROM 4-8 P.M FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019.

Harold W. Scherry, 94, of Decatur, Indiana passed away early Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Adams Woodcrest Assisted Living.

He was born on April 16, 1925 in Adams County, Indiana to Rufus & Rosa (Beineke) Scherry. He married Dorothy I. Strahm on June 15, 1947 at Salem Evangelical Reformed Church in Magley.

Harold was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Ossian, Indiana. He was also a member of the Magley Quartet for many years.

Harold was a 1943 graduate of Ossian High School. He was a lifelong Adams County farmer and was a salesman for DeKalb Seeds & Callahan Beans.

He enjoyed working in his shop, making homemade ice cream, & hunting. He had a strong faith and enjoyed sharing it with others. Harold always had a story or a joke to share and knew how to make friends easily.

He is survived by his wife of almost 72 years, Dorothy I. Scherry of Decatur; son, Wayne (Kimberly) Scherry of Convoy, OH; daughter, Karen (Harold) Rumschlag of Fort Wayne, IN; sister, Eileen Gentis of Wauseon, OH; six grandchildren, Alison (Craig) Yoder, Ben Scherry, Joel Scherry, Nathaniel (Shannon) Rumschlag, Melanie Holmes, & Heather Rumschlag; 11 great-grandchildren, Avery (Calvin) Conant, Keagan Yoder, Kamden Yoder, Kennedy Scherry, Katelyn Rumschlag, Reese Scherry, Addison Yoder, Brock Scherry, Emmett Rumschlag, Ellerie Holmes, Bristol Scherry; two step-grandchildren, Annie (Brian) Brecht & Jason (Kacee) Kreischer; & five step-great-grandchildren, Braden Brecht, Lauren Brecht, Brody Brecht, Claire Kreischer, & Paislee Kreischer.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Marjorie Scherry.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church in Ossian with Pastor Dustin Leimgruber officiating. Burial will follow at Salem Magley Cemetery.

Family & friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2019 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur.

Preferred memorials are to First Presbyterian Church.

Arrangements by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, Indiana.