1916
Rev.
2004
Rev. George H. Schermer
July 3, 1916 — June 28, 2004
Rev. George H. Schermer, age 87, of Bettendorf, Iowa, passed away on June 28, 2004 from complications of cancer. Services will be held at First Covenant Church, Moline, IL, on Thursday, July 1, 2004 at 11:00 AM with visitation preceding beginning at 9:30 AM at the church. Graveside services will be at 2:30 PM at Clover Chapel Cemetery, Woodhull, IL. Esterdahl Mortuary Ltd. will be in charge of arrangements.
Rev. Schermer was the son of Henry and Ellen Schermer of Crookston, MN. He graduated from North Park College and Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL in 1941 and was ordained into the ministry in 1944. He earned his BA degree in Christian Education from Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, in 1962.
His first pastorate was at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Kewanee, IL where he met and then married Maxine A. Nelson. Other Covenant Churches he served include New London, MN; Maywood near Foley, MN; Stromsburg, NE; Lanyon, IA; Ft. Dodge, IA; Aurora, NE; and Omaha, NE.
He served as Youth Secretary for the Northwest (MN) Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church and as Assistant Youth Secretary for the denomination's Department of Christian Education, Chicago.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine; two sons, Douglas (Shirley) of Wayland, IA; and Timothy (Martha) of Bettendorf, IA; one daughter, Kristine (Bruce) Metcalf of Hilmar, CA; eight grandchildren, Jason, Gavin, Garrick, Ian, and Ross Schermer, and Amy, Jeff, and Lisa Metcalf, and two great-grandchildren.
The family would like to express its appreciation to the Oncology staff at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, for their care, concern, and thoughtfulness.
Memorials may be sent to North Park Seminary, Chicago; the Department of Christian Formation, Evangelical Covenant Church, Chicago; and Department of Christian Formation Northwest Covenant Conference, Minneapolis; First Covenant Church, Moline, or the American Cancer Society.
Rev. Schermer was the son of Henry and Ellen Schermer of Crookston, MN. He graduated from North Park College and Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL in 1941 and was ordained into the ministry in 1944. He earned his BA degree in Christian Education from Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, in 1962.
His first pastorate was at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Kewanee, IL where he met and then married Maxine A. Nelson. Other Covenant Churches he served include New London, MN; Maywood near Foley, MN; Stromsburg, NE; Lanyon, IA; Ft. Dodge, IA; Aurora, NE; and Omaha, NE.
He served as Youth Secretary for the Northwest (MN) Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church and as Assistant Youth Secretary for the denomination's Department of Christian Education, Chicago.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine; two sons, Douglas (Shirley) of Wayland, IA; and Timothy (Martha) of Bettendorf, IA; one daughter, Kristine (Bruce) Metcalf of Hilmar, CA; eight grandchildren, Jason, Gavin, Garrick, Ian, and Ross Schermer, and Amy, Jeff, and Lisa Metcalf, and two great-grandchildren.
The family would like to express its appreciation to the Oncology staff at Genesis Medical Center, West Campus, for their care, concern, and thoughtfulness.
Memorials may be sent to North Park Seminary, Chicago; the Department of Christian Formation, Evangelical Covenant Church, Chicago; and Department of Christian Formation Northwest Covenant Conference, Minneapolis; First Covenant Church, Moline, or the American Cancer Society.
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