Katherine Caroline (Scherer) Patrie (1913 - 2002)

Born 28 Aug 1913 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Wife of James William Patrie — married 17 Oct 1943 in Stanley, WI

Died 15 Jan 2002 at age 88 in Arthur, Cass, North Dakota, USA

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Biography

Katherine Caroline Scherer was born on Aug. 28, 1913 to Philipp Scherer and Maria Miller at Indianapolis, Indiana.^[1][2]

She moved with her parents to Johnson County, Indiana and was a member of the New Harmony Methodist Church. After high school graduation, she moved to Indianapolis to work.^[3]

Katherine attended Anderson College, a Church of God Bible school in Anderson, Indiana. In 1942, she went to North Dakota as an assistant pastor and served the Bowdon Church of God with her friend Pastor Nancy Mitchelin. While serving in Bowdon, she met James William Patrie who was farming in the Heaton area.

Katherine moved to Stanley, Wisconsin where she then served at the Stanley Church of God. Katherine and James were married here on Oct. 17, 1943. They lived on their farm near Heaton for the rest of their lives.= where they raised their two daughters and three sons; Carol, Nina, Loren, Bill and Chuck.

Katherine remained an active member of the Bowdon Community Church of God. She served as Vacation Bible School director, church pianist, choir director and Sunday School superintendent. She was also an active member of the community, belonging to various parent organizations as well as a local birthday club and homemakers club. She was also a Stanley Products distributor.

Katherine died at the age of 88 years on Jan. 15, 2002 at the Arthur Care Center in Arthur, North Dakota.^[4] She is buried at the Heaton Cemetery in Heaton, North Dakota.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.
2. ↑ Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
3. ↑ The Bismarck Tribune, dated Jan. 15, 2002; Newspaper Obituary
4. ↑ Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 71372720

See also:

• United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch: Katherine Scherer in household of Philipp Scherer, Union, Johnson, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,442.

• United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch: Katherine Scherer in entry for Philip Scherer, 1930.