Margaret Lois Scherff, 84, Beaver Creek, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, in Luverne Community Hospital.
Services were Sunday, Nov. 3, at St. John Lutheran church in Luverne. Burial was in Beaver Creek Cemetery, Beaver Creek.
Margaret Wendorf was born to Louis and Bertha (Gust) Wendorf in Sioux County near Hull, Iowa. She was baptized on July 19, 1918, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hull. She grew up helping on the farm and attending country school. She was confirmed on April 9, 1933, at Lakewood Lutheran Church in Lyon County, Iowa.
She married Melvin Scherff on Dec. 8, 1936, at Lakewood Lutheran Church. The couple moved to farm near Beaver Creek, where they lived for five years before moving to a farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa. They then moved to a farm near Alvord, Iowa, before moving to a farm three miles north of Beaver Creek. They lived and farmed there until their retirement and then moved to Beaver Creek. She helped on the farm but also worked for several businesses in the area. Later, she worked at Campbell’s Soup Company in Worthington.
Mrs. Scherff was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne and was active in Women's Society and Ladies Circles. She was also active in the Ladies Circle of First Presbyterian Church and Senior Citizens in Beaver Creek. She enjoyed her flower garden and bird watching.
Survivors include two sons, Marvin (Bonnie) Scherff, Luverne, and Duane (Linda) Scherff, Albert Lea; one daughter, Roseann (Merlin) Winselmen, Adrian; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Viola Renken, Worthington; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Scherff was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Melvin, on April 16, 2001, one grandson, Darrin Scherff, one great-grandson, Theron Scherff, one great-granddaughter, Anne Jirele, and two sisters, Alvine Finck and Alice File.
A tree will be planted in memory of Margaret by Luverne Community Hospital Hospice Program.
Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.