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Doris Jewel Storm Scherr

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Birth	:	31 Mar 1924 Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	24 Dec 2007 Richland, Benton County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	South Park Cemetery, Columbia City, Whitley County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1394005, -85.4938965
Description	:	Raised by her father on the prairies of South Dakota in Indian country, Doris Scherr grew up skilled in riding horses and in anything mechanical. Before her marriage, she worked as a jockey with her close friend Lucille Dahlke of Timber Lake. She traveled the Montana thoroughbred race circuit in a homemade trailer that she had constructed out of the rear axel frame of a Model A Ford car. Later, as a mother of five children and living in Mabton, Wash., she taught all of them the skills of a fisherman, and she was good at it. She was... Read More	Raised by her father on the prairies of South Dakota in Indian country, Doris Scherr grew up skilled in riding horses and in anything mechanical. Before her marriage, she worked as a jockey with her close friend Lucille Dahlke of Timber Lake. She traveled the Montana thoroughbred race circuit in a homemade trailer that she had constructed out of the rear axel frame of a Model A Ford car. Later, as a mother of five children and living in Mabton, Wash., she taught all of them the skills of a fisherman, and she was good at it. She was also a good shot with a rifle, another expertise she developed on the South Dakota prairies. Doris was a devoted, loving and caring mother, who participated in nearly every Parent Teacher Association function. She provided a rich, nourishing environment for her children, both as a Cub Scout den mother and Campfire Girl leader. The neighborhood children often gathered at her doorstep, where all were welcome and joined in playful activities. In later life in Mabton, she entered the Richland Rehabilitation Center when her health failed, and then the Lower Valley Hospice. Doris died on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2007, in Washington at the age of 83 years and nine months. She was born March 31, 1924, in Aberdeen to Gustav August and Rachel May (Gilman) Storm. From the time Doris was 6 months old, her father raised her by himself on the Standing Rock Cheyenne Sioux Indian territory. It created a loving and enduring relationship between the two of them. They had crossed the Missouri River from eastern South Dakota to settle north of Firesteel, where her father began work at the coalfield in Firesteel. They farmed and raised horses, cattle and hogs near the Little Oak Township north of Timber Lake. In the 1930s, Doris and her father purchased the Guy Long farm north of Timber Lake and resided there until September 1966. On Dec. 13, 1949, Doris married Michael James Scherr in Glenham. They farmed and ranched north of Timber Lake on the family farm until they moved to Washington, settling in Mabton during the spring of 1953. Her prowess as a mechanic never left her as she became employed by Twin City Foods, a food processing plant in Prosser, Wash., in 1966 as a line worker. She demonstrated her mechanical skills and became a mechanic soon after. She retired from work in 1986. Her children said of her, "Mom instilled in each of us a strong spirit and love for family that carried on as she helped guide us in our daily lives." Surviving are Michael Gustav Scherr of Pasco, Wash., Patricia Marie (Scherr) Kleinow Hamrick and husband Don Hamrick of Spirit Lake, Idaho, Robert Alan (Jane) Scherr of Kennewick, Wash., Gerald Russell (Barbara) Scherr of Graham, Wash., and Franklin Edward Scherr of Sunnyside, Wash.; and 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Her parents preceded her in death. A funeral service for Doris was held Sunday, Dec. 30, at Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside, Wash. A second service was held Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, at Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge, followed by burial in Timber Lake. Contributions are directed to Edith Bischel Blind Center in Kennewick, Wash. Mobridge Tribune January 9, 2008

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Doris Jewel Storm Scherr's memorial is located at: South Park Cemetery, Columbia City, Whitley County, USA.
When did Doris Jewel Storm Scherr death?
Doris Jewel Storm Scherr death on 24 Dec 2007 in Richland, Benton County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 41.1394005
Longitude: -85.4938965

Family Members:

Parent

Gustav August Storm

(1888 - 1972)

Rachel May Gilman Bradley

(1901 - 1958)

Spouse

Michael James “Mike” Scherr

(1924 - 2013)

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Coordinate: 41.1394005, -85.4938965

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