Elizabeth Alta Theresa Scherer

   Other names for Elizabeth were Betty and Bizz.

  General Notes:

Little did I know that my thank you for the birthday card would get to you after Aunt Bizz had died but I would like you to know my feelings about her. She was my favorite aunt.

I watched from a distance as I was the second born and the tomboy but I did watch and learn. Our house just took on a different feeling when Aunt Bizz was coming. . When she came to Marinette or visited us it was like a very important person was coming. She always got the white bedroom. She taught me about the care of fingernails as I used to bite them. She would polish them for me. And to use powder and to try to be feminine. She was always soft and smelled so good. She was the kind of person you could cuddle up with. She always had such beautiful undergarments. Lovely French lace trims and rolled straps. And sachets to make them smell soft and nice. She had pretty shoes and lovely fur collars on her coats. Mother would sew and make lovely dresses for her. And mother would make her favorite foods - homemade noodles and steak and red cinnamon apples. Chocolate cake and a glass of milk… she drank a lot of milk.

The first gardenia I can remember was one she had. She told me about care for it and why not to touch the petals as they would turn brown. I have always been fond of gardenias ever since then.

I remember one time she came in on the late train, 2:38, and got a ride to our house. She rang the door bell and threw stones at the windows but no one heard her so she got in our car and wrapped her coat as best she could and slept there. Dad went out in the morning and found her sleeping in the car and she was so cold. He felt so bad that no-one had heard her to let her in. He still felt bad years later whenever someone talked about it.

She always sent cards on your birthday and I was so pleased when Eric was born on her birthday. She was always there when I needed to reminisce. She was a good role model of how to be a good aunt. Whenever we talked of her it was with a special glow. When I started to travel she would send me clippings of what to do to have a good trip.

I had some of her music that she had at school up until about a year ago. Etude books and special pieces. My granddaughter has some of them now. I have many memories of her. Sometimes I would write and tell her of them and it would bring things back for her too. In later years I only saw her when you two would visit Marinette but that didn't change me or the mystique of Aunt Bizz.

Bizz was a good aunt and I'm glad we had her in the family. I'm also glad she married you. She always seemed very happy. Thank you for listening. I have many good memories of her. [Martha Jaeger Mogensen] ^{8 9}

  Medical Notes:

I had a note from Martha. She is impatiently awaiting a copy of the 100-year anniversary of AAL, which is now held up because of the proposed merger of AAL and Lutheran Brotherhood. (Do you remember the story about them searching for Fred Jaeger, who was their first paid death policy? And our daughter Mary saying, "I think I know who that is.")

Anyhow, Martha says she had laser surgery on her eyes; her macular degeneration is so bad. She wants to be able to read the book before her sight is gone. "I did not know Bizz and Aunt Kitty both had it...Esther, Ruth and I now have it." That's a pretty strong family history. ¹⁰

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: 1920 US, 09 Jan 1920, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA. ¹¹
| 61 | 174 | 138 | Scherer, Alta | Head | O | F | F | W | 49 | M | | | | | Yes | Yes | Michigan | | Ohio | | Michigan | | Yes | None |
| .. | ... | ... | Scherer, John Jr | Son | . | . | M | W | 18 | S | | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wisconsin | | Wisconsin | | Michigan | | Yes | None |
| .. | ... | ... | Scherer, Gertrude | Daughter | . | . | F | W | 15 | S | | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wisconsin | | Wisconsin | | Michigan | | Yes | None |
| .. | ... | ... | Scherer, Elizabeth | Daughter | . | . | F | W | 09 | S | | | | Yes | | | Wisconsin | | Wisconsin | | Michigan | | Yes | None |
| .. | ... | ... | Scherer, Catherine | Daughter | . | . | F | W | 07 | S | | | | Yes | | | Wisconsin | | Wisconsin | | Michigan | | | None |

• Residence: 61 Water St, 09 Jan 1920, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA. ¹¹

• Graduation: Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Jun 1928, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA.

• Census: 1930 US, 07 Apr 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. ¹²
30 | 1235 | . | 187 | Scherer, Alta | Head H . | R | 70 | . | . | F | W | 59 | Wd | 21 | No | Yes | Michigan .| Ohio .... | Michigan | . | 62 | .| . | . | . | Yes | Nurse . | Practical | 8796 | W | Yes |
31 | 1235 | . | ... | - ., Elizabeth | Daughter | . | .. | . | . | F | W | 19 | S. | .. | No | Yes | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Michigan | . | 63 | .| . | . | . | Yes | Cashier | Hotel ... | 6791 | W | Yes |

• Occupation: hotel cashier, 07 Apr 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. ¹²

• Residence: 1235 Addison St, 07 Apr 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. ¹²

• Social Security Number: 322-10-3220, Bef 1951, , , Illinois, USA. ¹³

• Obituary: The Morning Sun, 10 Jan 1994, Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, USA. ¹⁴
WATSON

Elizabeth T., 83, of 1906 N. Locust, died Saturday. Memorial Mass will be 11:20 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, with the Rev. Thomas Stroot as celebrant. Mrs. Watson has been cremated and her cremains will be buried in Forest Home Cemetery in Marinette, Wis. Survivors include her husband, Ray, of the home; one sister, Kathryn Schuck of Madison, Wis.; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Roark of Dallas; nieces and nephews including, Karen Watson of Kansas City, Mo.; Kay Smith of Dallas; F.H. Jaeger Jr., Martha Mogensen, Ruth Melegari and Betty Gilbertson, all of Marinette; Jane Jaskowski of Madison; John Scherer of Appleton, Wis., J.M. Schuck of Chesterfield, Ill. [MO]; W.J. Schuck of Tacoma, Wis, [WA]; Sister Judith Schuck of Milwaukee; J.R. Schuck of Bethesda, Md.; John Ingram of Miami, Fla.; Joan Durke of North Riverside, Ill.; Mrs. James Harp of Combined Locks, Wis.; Mrs. F.J. VanCamp of St. Louis; Mrs. L.J. Bushey of Phoenix, Ariz.; Richard Jeager of Deltona, Fla., and Mrs. Alta Daley of Laguna Niguel, Calif. Arrangements are by Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 S. Broadway.

• Obituary: The Morning Sun, 10 Jan 1994, Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, USA. ¹⁴
ELIZABETH T. WATSON

Elizabeth T, Watson, 83, of 1906 N. Locust, died at 2:42 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 1994, at Mt. Carmel Medical Center. She had been in ill health for two years and a patient at the hospital for one day.

She was born May 4, 1910, in Menominee, Mich., the daughter of John and Alta Space Scherer. She attended and graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Marinette, Wis.

She had lived in Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Fla.; Tulsa, Okla.; Pittsburg, Pa.; Nassau, Bahamas; Highland Park, Ill., and Racine, Wis. She had lived in Pittsburg for the past 12 years.

She married Ray Watson July 9, 1942, in Chicago. The couple had been associated with various hotels for 35 years until they retired in 1981.

Membership was in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, the Ki-Wives of Washington, D.C., formerly of the Women's Board of George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. and the St. Mary's Altar Society.

Survivors include the husband of the home; one sister, Kathryn Schuck of Madison, Wis.; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial Mass will be 11:20 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, with the Rev. Thomas Stroot as celebrant. Mrs. Watson has been cremated and her cremains will be buried in the Forest Home Cemetery in Marinette, Wis. Arrangements are by the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 S. Broadway

• Obituary: The Marinette Eagle Star, 10 Jan 1994, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA. ¹⁵
ELIZABETH T. WATSON

A memorial mass for Elizabeth T. Watson, 83, who died on January 8, 1994 in Pittsburg, Kansas, will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Taylor Street, Marinette, at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, 1994.

She was born May 4, 19910 in Menominee, Michigan, the daughter of John and Alta Space Scherer. She had lived in Chicago, Illinois, New York City, New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Florida, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Nassau, Bahamsas, St. Louis, Missouri, Highland Park, Illinois, and Racine, Wisconsin. She had been a resident of Pittsburg, Kansas for the past twelve years.

She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, Kansas and the Ki-Wives of Washington, D.C.; was a former member of the Women's Board of George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.; and the St. Mary's Altar Society. She attended and was graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Marinette, Wisconsin.

Survivors include her husband, Ray, of the home in Pittsburg, Kansas; one sister, Kathryn Schuck of Madison, Wis.; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Roark of Dallas, Texas; F.H. Jaeger Jr., Martha Mogensen, Ruth Melegari and Betty Gilbertson, all of Marinette, Wisconsin; Jane Jaskowski of Madison, Wisconsin; John Scherer of Appleton, Wisconsin, J.M. Schuck of Chesterfield, Missouri; W.J. Schuck of Tacoma, Washington; Sister Judith Schuck, SSND, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; J.R. Schuck of Bethesda, Maryland; John Ingram of Miami, Florida; Joan Durke of N. Riverside, Illinois; Mrs. James Harp, of Combined Locks, Wisconsin; Mrs. F.J. VanCamp, of St. Louis, Missouri; Mrs. L.J. Bushey of Phoenix, Arizona; Richard Jeager of Deltona, Florida; Daniel Kraft Jaeger, of San Diego, California; and Mrs. Alta Daley of Laguna Niguel, California. Burial service will be in the Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette, Wisconsin. Arrangements are by the Thielen Funeral Home in Marinette, Wisconsin.

• Cemetery: Forest Home Cemetery and Mausoleum, 24 May 1994, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA. ^{16 17}
WATSON
ELIZABETH T.
1910 - 1994

• Graduation: Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Jun 1928, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA.

• Census: 1930 US, 07 Apr 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. ¹²
30 | 1235 | . | 187 | Scherer, Alta | Head H . | R | 70 | . | . | F | W | 59 | Wd | 21 | No | Yes | Michigan .| Ohio .... | Michigan | . | 62 | .| . | . | . | Yes | Nurse . | Practical | 8796 | W | Yes |
31 | 1235 | . | ... | - ., Elizabeth | Daughter | . | .. | . | . | F | W | 19 | S. | .. | No | Yes | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Michigan | . | 63 | .| . | . | . | Yes | Cashier | Hotel ... | 6791 | W | Yes |

• Residence: 1235 Addison St, 07 Apr 1930, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. ¹²

• Social Security Number: 322-10-3220, Bef 1951, , , Illinois, USA. ¹³

• Obituary: The Morning Sun, 10 Jan 1994, Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, USA. ¹⁴
WATSON

Elizabeth T., 83, of 1906 N. Locust, died Saturday. Memorial Mass will be 11:20 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, with the Rev. Thomas Stroot as celebrant. Mrs. Watson has been cremated and her cremains will be buried in Forest Home Cemetery in Marinette, Wis. Survivors include her husband, Ray, of the home; one sister, Kathryn Schuck of Madison, Wis.; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Roark of Dallas; nieces and nephews including, Karen Watson of Kansas City, Mo.; Kay Smith of Dallas; F.H. Jaeger Jr., Martha Mogensen, Ruth Melegari and Betty Gilbertson, all of Marinette; Jane Jaskowski of Madison; John Scherer of Appleton, Wis., J.M. Schuck of Chesterfield, Ill. [MO]; W.J. Schuck of Tacoma, Wis, [WA]; Sister Judith Schuck of Milwaukee; J.R. Schuck of Bethesda, Md.; John Ingram of Miami, Fla.; Joan Durke of North Riverside, Ill.; Mrs. James Harp of Combined Locks, Wis.; Mrs. F.J. VanCamp of St. Louis; Mrs. L.J. Bushey of Phoenix, Ariz.; Richard Jeager of Deltona, Fla., and Mrs. Alta Daley of Laguna Niguel, Calif. Arrangements are by Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 S. Broadway.

• Obituary: The Morning Sun, 10 Jan 1994, Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, USA. ¹⁴
ELIZABETH T. WATSON

Elizabeth T, Watson, 83, of 1906 N. Locust, died at 2:42 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 1994, at Mt. Carmel Medical Center. She had been in ill health for two years and a patient at the hospital for one day.

She was born May 4, 1910, in Menominee, Mich., the daughter of John and Alta Space Scherer. She attended and graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Marinette, Wis.

She had lived in Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Fla.; Tulsa, Okla.; Pittsburg, Pa.; Nassau, Bahamas; Highland Park, Ill., and Racine, Wis. She had lived in Pittsburg for the past 12 years.

She married Ray Watson July 9, 1942, in Chicago. The couple had been associated with various hotels for 35 years until they retired in 1981.

Membership was in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, the Ki-Wives of Washington, D.C., formerly of the Women's Board of George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. and the St. Mary's Altar Society.

Survivors include the husband of the home; one sister, Kathryn Schuck of Madison, Wis.; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial Mass will be 11:20 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, with the Rev. Thomas Stroot as celebrant. Mrs. Watson has been cremated and her cremains will be buried in the Forest Home Cemetery in Marinette, Wis. Arrangements are by the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 S. Broadway

• Obituary: The Marinette Eagle Star, 10 Jan 1994, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA. ¹⁵
ELIZABETH T. WATSON

A memorial mass for Elizabeth T. Watson, 83, who died on January 8, 1994 in Pittsburg, Kansas, will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Taylor Street, Marinette, at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, 1994.

She was born May 4, 19910 in Menominee, Michigan, the daughter of John and Alta Space Scherer. She had lived in Chicago, Illinois, New York City, New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Florida, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Nassau, Bahamsas, St. Louis, Missouri, Highland Park, Illinois, and Racine, Wisconsin. She had been a resident of Pittsburg, Kansas for the past twelve years.

She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, Kansas and the Ki-Wives of Washington, D.C.; was a former member of the Women's Board of George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.; and the St. Mary's Altar Society. She attended and was graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Marinette, Wisconsin.

Survivors include her husband, Ray, of the home in Pittsburg, Kansas; one sister, Kathryn Schuck of Madison, Wis.; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Roark of Dallas, Texas; F.H. Jaeger Jr., Martha Mogensen, Ruth Melegari and Betty Gilbertson, all of Marinette, Wisconsin; Jane Jaskowski of Madison, Wisconsin; John Scherer of Appleton, Wisconsin, J.M. Schuck of Chesterfield, Missouri; W.J. Schuck of Tacoma, Washington; Sister Judith Schuck, SSND, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; J.R. Schuck of Bethesda, Maryland; John Ingram of Miami, Florida; Joan Durke of N. Riverside, Illinois; Mrs. James Harp, of Combined Locks, Wisconsin; Mrs. F.J. VanCamp, of St. Louis, Missouri; Mrs. L.J. Bushey of Phoenix, Arizona; Richard Jeager of Deltona, Florida; Daniel Kraft Jaeger, of San Diego, California; and Mrs. Alta Daley of Laguna Niguel, California. Burial service will be in the Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette, Wisconsin. Arrangements are by the Thielen Funeral Home in Marinette, Wisconsin.

• Cemetery: Forest Home Cemetery and Mausoleum, 24 May 1994, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA. ^{16 17}
WATSON
ELIZABETH T.
1910 - 1994

Elizabeth married Ray Watson, son of John Watson and Grace Wade, on 09 Jul 1942 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. (Ray Watson was born on 04 May 1911 in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, USA, died on 20 Aug 2008 in Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, USA ^{18 19} and was cremated on 10 Oct 2008 in Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, USA.)