Ruby Allene Scherm

Ruby Allene Scherm, 91, of Wooster, formerly of Stuttgart, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at Greenbrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Ruby was born March 29, 1924, in Stuttgart to Bessie and Jack Ziegler. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Scherm Sr.; her beloved son, Jimmy Scherm Jr.; and one brother, Buddy Ziegler. She is survived by two children, daughter, Sandy (Danny) Theriac of Wooster and son, David (Janet) Scherm of Stuttgart; one sister, Hazel Morris of Stuttgart; seven grandchildren, Shannon Scherm Boley, Ryan Scherm, Jamie Trice Ward, Whitney Trice Ward, Dustin Theriac, Tracy Theriac Jeane and Jill Scherm Wingfield; and 12 great-grandchildren, Katherine and Anna Beth Jeane, Olive and Nash Wingfield, Caroline and Trice Ward, Jeremy, Layne, Seth and Natalie Scherm and Marybeth and Matthew Boley. Mama sang, "Oh when the saints go marching in, I want to be in that number," now she is. She passed peacefully in her sleep after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Allene was the first female checker hired at Safeway. She loved her customers and will be remembered as always friendly, fun and with a big smile. She was the last surviving member of the original Scherm family that settled in Stuttgart. We want to thank the wonderful caregivers at the Greenbrier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and also Sandra Boehn. Funeral services, officiated by Fr. Philip Reaves, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Stuttgart with burial following in Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery in Stuttgart. Rosary will be at 5:30 p.m. with visitation from 6-7 p.m. Monday at Turpin Funeral Home in Stuttgart. Please go to www.turpin-co.com to sign the online guestbook.