Mrs. Virginia (Ginny) Scherzer

July 16, 1923 - March 4, 2010

Scherzer, Mrs. Virginia (Ginny), Saginaw Twp, Michigan. Ginny was called home to her Lord on Thursday, March 4, 2010. Age 86 years. Ginny, beloved and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother was born on the 16th of July, 1923, in Ogema, MN to the late Pastor Otto C. and Esther (Schnell) Fedcke. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School, Mount Pleasant, MI, in 1942, and Central Michigan College in 1945. She taught at Alma High School, Alma College and Saginaw High School. She married Melvin H. Scherzer on June 16, 1945. He went to his eternal reward on February 18, 2008. Ginny was an active member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Saginaw, MI. She taught Sunday School for several years, served with the Love in Action calling group and on the Stewardship and other boards, and was a Boar’s Head greeter. She loved her church, card clubs and camping. She was a member of the Mid-Staters R.V. Club and Champion Fleet Motor Home Club. For seven years she served on the Saginaw YMCA Board. She is survived by her son, Benn Scherzer; grandson, Keith (Bobbie) Scherzer of Saginaw; great-grandchildren, Emilee and Alexander; beloved sister, Marjorie and her husband Robert Sawyers, (Appleton, WI); sister-in-law, Doris Masica; caring nephew, Robert (Ruth) Sawyers; beloved nieces, Julie Schoenbohm and Marna Olenchek (WI), and many close friends. She was preceded in death by her sister, Doris Maves. The family wishes to extend their grateful thanks to Mom’s Health Care Aids from Right There, the Hospice staff from Hospice of Hope, and Dr. James LaFleur. The celebration of Ginny’s life will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 808 Weiss Street, Saginaw. The family will be available in the church narthex immediately after the service. The Reverend Michael R. Korte will officiate. Private family burial has taken place in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery. If you wish to make a memorial contribution, the family suggests considering the following charitable organizations: Right There, 160 S. Main St., Suite 100, Frankenmuth, MI 48734; Hospice of Hope, 9710 Junction Rd., Suite A, Frankenmuth, MI 48734; Bethlehem Lutheran Church-Cemetery Fund, 808 Weiss St., Saginaw, MI 48602; Bethlehem Lutheran Church-General Fund, 808 Weiss St., Saginaw, MI 48602. Memories and sympathies may be shared with the family on Ginny's obituary page at www.WakemanFuneralHome.com