She was born on January 13, 1938 in Ottawa, IL to the late Philip Gaul and Edith Rose Mang Gaul. On November 28, 1959 she married Bruce Scherer in Ottawa, IL. He preceded her in death on April 22, 2003.
She is survived by one son, Brett Scherer of Abilene; one daughter, Marna Scherer and husband Glenn Weinstein of Abilene; grandchildren, Andrew B. Nash, and fiancé Lora Moore and August Dakota McWilliams; great grandchildren, Alexander Charles Nash and Bailey Jo McWilliams; brother, Philip Russell Gaul and wife Carolyn of Glendora, CA; niece, Elizabeth M. Gaul; great nephews and niece, Steven and Nathan Edwards, John Philip Gaul Romero and Devenie Byrne. She was preceded in death by a nephew, Philip Randall Gaul.
A visitation will be from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Elliott Hamil Funeral Home. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene.