Jessie Scheurich

Jessie A. Scheurich, 102, a former resident of Churubusco and Green Township, and widow of Howard Scheurich, passed away at 3:10 a. m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor in Garrett after a brief illness. Mrs. Scheurich was born on June 9, 1911 in Noble County, a daughter of Jacob and Utokia (Ragan) Snell. She spent her formative years on the family farm in Green Township, and was educated at the former Huckleberry School there. As a young woman she worked for four years at Blue Bell in Columbia City, and was married at Oakwood Park in Syracuse on February 25, 1939 to Howard Scheurich. The couple lived most of their adult lives in Green Township before moving to Churubusco in 1977. She was employed as a nurses aid and also a cook at the Provena Sacred Heart Home in Avilla for 12 years, retiring from there in 1981. She was a member of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church, south of Avilla. Mr. Scheurich preceded her in death on December 8, 1990. The surviving relatives include her two sons William H. "Bill" (Dorothy) Scheurich and Kerry J. (Gail) Scheurich, both of Avilla; six grandchildren Christopher (Jessica) Scheurich of Waterloo, Troy Scheurich of Avilla, Jason Scheurich of Haubstaudt, Ind., Leslie Neely of Avilla, and Kimberly Miller and John H. Scheurich, both of Churubusco; and eight great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter Jo Ann Scheurich; three brothers Virgil, Jay, and Herbert Snell; and by four sisters Evelyn Snell, Hazel Schaefer, Edna Herendeen, and Stella Henning. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. on Saturday, August 3, 2013, at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco with Rev. Corinne Boruff-Stucker, pastor of Churubusco United Methodist Church, officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 2-4 and from 6-8 p. m. Interment will be in the Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. ***************************************