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Herman Frederick Schara

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Birth	:	5 Jan 1898 Castalia, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 May 1971 Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Burial	:	West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9611000, -91.8151600
Description	:	Herman Frederick Schara, son of Karl and Wilhemina Sass Schara, was born January 5, 1898, on a farm near Castalia, Winneshiek County, Iowa. He became deaf due to a severe childhood disease. He attended both rural school and Castalia town school until the fifth grade. At about age ten, he went to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he was enrolled in a special school for the deaf. His education was completed at Council Bluffs, where he also learned his life-long trade of cobbler. On October 26, 1921, he was united in marriage with Ada Mary Granger, at the Lutheran Church... Read More	Herman Frederick Schara, son of Karl and Wilhemina Sass Schara, was born January 5, 1898, on a farm near Castalia, Winneshiek County, Iowa. He became deaf due to a severe childhood disease. He attended both rural school and Castalia town school until the fifth grade. At about age ten, he went to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he was enrolled in a special school for the deaf. His education was completed at Council Bluffs, where he also learned his life-long trade of cobbler. On October 26, 1921, he was united in marriage with Ada Mary Granger, at the Lutheran Church in Castalia. They had three daughters. Most of his adult married life was spent in West Union. After he retired in July 1969 he moved to Holbrook, Arizona, to make his home with his daughter, Patricia. He died May 27, 1971 at the Holbrook Hospital. Memorial services were held May 28, 1971 at Greenwood Memorial Park, Phoenix, Arizona with interment at West Union Cemetery, West Union, Iowa on June 18. He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter Mary Jean, who died in 1934 at the age of twelve; one brother, Fred; one sister, Bertha; and one brother and two sisters who died in infancy. He was survived by his wife, Ada, two daughters, Virginia and Patricia; 7 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; two brothers, William, of Racine, Wisconsin, and Albert, of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin; two sisters, Lena (Mrs. Eugene Perry) and Anna (Mrs. Leonard Casten) both of Postville, Iowa.

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Herman Frederick Schara's memorial is located at: West Union Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, USA.
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Herman Frederick Schara death on 27 May 1971 in Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
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Latitude: 42.9611000
Longitude: -91.8151600

Family Members:

Parent

Karl “Charles” Schara

(1854 - 1920)

Wilhelmina “Mina” Sass Schara

(1859 - 1917)

Spouse

Ada Mary Granger Schara

(1901 - 1995)

Siblings

Caroline “Lena” Schara Kamp Perry

(1886 - 1977)

Fred Charles Schara

(1889 - 1967)

Anna Caroline Augusta Schara Casten

(1895 - 1993)

Children

Mary Jean Schara

(1922 - 1934)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. West Union Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9611000, -91.8151600

2. Mount Calvary Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9300003, -91.7850037

3. Boale Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9935700, -91.8451900

4. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9777985, -91.7647018

5. Butler Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9738910, -91.7501880

6. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9347000, -91.7450027

7. South Windsor Cemetery
Donnan, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9211006, -91.8747025

8. Prairie View Cemetery
Fayette, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8993580, -91.8330000

9. Oak Ridge Cemetery
Auburn Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0155983, -91.8683014

10. George Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0346985, -91.7818985

11. Windsor Cemetery
Hawkeye, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9644012, -91.9225006

12. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Fayette, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8768997, -91.8094025

13. Brainard Cemetery
Brainard, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9341980, -91.7044900

14. Dunham Grove Cemetery
Randalia, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8767014, -91.8458023

15. Hawkeye Cemetery
Hawkeye, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9397011, -91.9357986

16. Nutting Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0306015, -91.7247009

17. Saint Petr Kirchof
Eldorado, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0572014, -91.8352966

18. Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0625000, -91.7630997

19. Lima Cemetery
Lima, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8689000, -91.7373000

20. Saint Francis Cemetery
Fayette, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8511009, -91.8261032

21. Dover Township Cemetery
Dover Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0708008, -91.8392029

22. Oak Lawn Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9986000, -91.9666977

23. Pitts Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9900017, -91.9708023

24. Gods Acres Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9925003, -91.6496964