Schaerer obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Schaerer, Ronald Edward       8 Aug 2010    Aug 2010    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  8/8/2010

SCHAERER, RONALD EDWARD
The Rev. Ronald Edward Schaerer, 74, of Denham Springs, died Friday, Aug. 
6, 2010, at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice. He was born Sept. 
19, 1935, in Monteagle, Tenn., son of the late Clarence and Quinnie Lappin 
Schaerer. Rev. Schaerer accepted the call to preach at age 16 and continued 
to minister until his death. He started his first church in Tuscaloosa, 
Ala., at age 19. He has been the pastor of Bible missionary churches 
through the years in Little Rock, Ark., Crossville, Tenn., Pleasant Grove, 
Ala., Ponchatoula, Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Denham Springs. Surviving are his 
wife, Patricia L. Schaerer; sons and daughters-in-law, Randall and Laurie 
Schaerer, and David and Debbie Schaerer; daughter and son-in-law, Denise 
and Dale Smith; stepsons and stepdaughter-in-law, Craig and Denise Root, 
and Will Root; step-daughters and stepsons-in-law, Melinda and Ray 
Sinclair, Sherry Root, Theresa and Rick Robinson, and Sandra Root; 18 
grandchildren, Rebecca, Russell, Aaron, Christy, Justin, Megan, Erica, 
Christopher, Jeremy, Ryan, Bud, Tim, Matt, Heather, Jonathan, Kimberly, 
Katie and Dirk; six great-grandchildren, Robert, Brent, Daniel, 
Christopher, Kaitlyn and Savannah; sister, Glennie Cameron; and numerous 
nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by first wife, Lois Davis 
Schaerer; brothers, Clarence and Walter Schaerer; and a sister, Cecilia 
Killingsworth. Friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral 
Home in Hammond on Monday, Aug. 9, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and at the 
funeral home chapel Tuesday, Aug. 10, from 8 a.m. until services at 2 p.m., 
with the Rev. Spencer Johnson, the Rev. Bill Whited and the Rev. Melvin 
Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow in the Sand Hill Cemetery in 
Ponchatoula. Rev. Schaerer was dearly loved by his family and all who knew 
him. The family would like to thank Dr. Michael Castine and the staff of 
Hematology Oncology Associates, Dr. Jeffery Hyde and the staff of Baton 
Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet and The Carpenter House of St. 
Joseph Hospice. "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I 
have kept the faith:" 2 Timothy 4:7. An online guestbook is available at 
www.harrymckneely.com.

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