Schuerer, George Walter^{[1, 2]}

1918 - 2012  (93 years)

• Name	Schuerer, George Walter
  Born	10 Dec 1918	Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	He was a veteran of WWII serving in the Army Air Force Medical Corp.
  Occupation	Following graduation, he worked at the Homestead lumberyard until he was drafted for service for World War II. After World War II, he started work at the Amana Meat Shop and later became manager. After retiring in 1991, he opened the Grapevile Winery.
  Died	11 May 2012	Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [3]
  Funeral services for George Schuerer Sr., 93, Amana, were held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 14, at the Middle Amana Community Church, Middle Amana. He died peacefully of natural causes Friday morning, May 11, 2012, at Colonial Manor of Amana. Church elder Kristie Yoder officiated at the service. Graveside services followed in the East Amana Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Amana Church Society, Amana, and Camp Courageous, Monticello. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com. George Schuerer was born Dec. 10, 1918, in Amana, the son of Walter and Magdalena (Oehl) Schuerer. He attended Amana schools. Following graduation, he worked at the Homestead lumberyard until he was drafted for service for World War II. He served in the Army Air Force Medical Corp. He married Florence Zuber Aug. 31, 1943. After World War II, he started work at the Amana Meat Shop and later became manager. After retiring in 1991, he opened the Grapevile Winery where he continued to meet and greet both tourists and locals alike with a big smile on his face. He made lifelong friends and had the uncanny ability to always remember their names. He served on the Amana Community School Board for many years, as well as the Kirkwood Foundation Board. He was a lifelong member of the Amana Church Society. In his free time, he enjoyed being outdoors, hunting, fishing and golfing. His greatest joy was spending time with his grandchildren. Schuerer is survived by his wife, Florence Zuber Schuerer, Amana; one son, George Schuerer Jr., Amana; one son-in-law, Thomas Burgher; four grandchildren, Samantha and Georgie Schuerer and Liesl and Fritz Burgher, and two brothers, Walter Schuerer and Harold Schuerer. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Phyllis (Schuerer) Burgher and one granddaughter, Emilie Burgher. The Williamsburg Journal Tribune, 17 May 2012, pg 11 Kloster Funeral Home
  Age	93 years
  Buried	East Amana Cemetery, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA   [4]
  	Section 2, Row 3 and Plot 6. George is a Veteran and has a S SGT US Army World War II grave marker present.
  Siblings	2 siblings
  + 1. Schuerer, W.F. + 2. Schuerer, Harold William           b. 20 Jul 1926, East Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 27 Mar 2015, East Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Notes	Edit: 7 Mar 2022: JR: add death loc
  Person ID	I1085	Amana Tree
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Schürer, Walter           b. 11 Oct 1897, East Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 29 Apr 1948, East Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Oehl, Magdalene "Leni"           b. 16 Apr 1900, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 5 Jul 1998, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 98 years)
  Married	25 Sep 1919	East Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Children	3 children
  + 1. Schuerer, George Walter           b. 10 Dec 1918, Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 11 May 2012, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 93 years) + 2. Schuerer, W.F. + 3. Schuerer, Harold William           b. 20 Jul 1926, East Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 27 Mar 2015, East Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Notes	EDIT 17 Nov 2021; CB; add mplace; mrec.
  Family ID	F1080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zuber, Florence Margaretha           b. 8 Sep 1919, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 11 Aug 2019, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 99 years)
  Married	31 Aug 1943
  Age at Marriage	He was 24 years and 8 months - She was 23 years and 11 months
  Children	2 children
  + 1. Schuerer, Phyllis Kay           b. 10 Oct 1949, Cedar Rapids, Ct Linn, Iowa, USA           d. 9 Dec 1978, East Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 29 years)   2. Schuerer, G.W.
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S0015] Koch-Register Translation, August Franz Koch, et al; translated by Erna Fels and Henry Ruff, Reliability >>2<<. [S0010] Schumacher-Register, Vol 2, Jakob Schumacher, et. al., Reliability >>3<<., p. 650. [S1016] IAGenWeb Iowa County, (IAGenWeb Project), http://iagenweb.org/boards/iowa/obituaries/index.cgi?review=390461, Accessed 4 Jun 2019. [S1024] IAGenWeb Iowa Head Stone Project, http://iagenweb.org/iowa/cem/, Reliability >>3<<., https://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php?id=857030, 10 Dec 2019.