1st Sergeant Frank R. Scherer

1st Sergeant Frank R. Scherer
June 5, 2025

1st Sergeant Frank R. Scherer, 77, of Cherry St., Pine Grove, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Schuylkill East, Pottsville.

Born on February 19, 1948 in Taylor, he was the son of the late George and Barbara Nausley Scherer.

He received an Associates Degree in Accounting from the McCann School of Business.

Frank was an Army Veteran of 30 years, with war time Service in Grenada 1983.  Sergeant Scherer's assignments included the 82nd Airborne, 10th Special Forces Group, US Military Academy, and the Defense Intelligence Agency.

He also worked at the Lebanon County Children and Youth for 12 years and the Lowe's Distribution Center in Minersville for 2 years.

He was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Pine Grove.  He was also a member of the Pine Grove American Legion and the Pine Grove VFW.

Preceding him in death were two sisters, Kathy Berkosky and Jane Watkins; and four brothers, Charles, George, Bruce, and James Scherer.

Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Alene L. Pooth Scherer; a daughter, Tabetha and husband Cameron Miller of Pottstown; a son, Michael Scherer of Lebanon; three grandchildren, Lexanne Miller, Jasmine Miller and Eric Scherer; one sister, Maribeth DePaolo of Taylor; a brother, Dennis Scherer of Bartlett, TN; two brothers-in-law, Robert Watkins of Scranton and Stanley Berkosky of Taylor; two sisters-in-law, Stephanie Gawel of Friedensburg, Jackie Walsh of Clarks Summit; several nieces, nephews in the Scranton and Clarks Summit Area.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. at the H. L. Snyder Funeral Home, Inc., Pine Grove with Pastor David Botzer officiating.  There will be a viewing on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. at the Funeral Home. Interment with military honors will be held in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer contributions be made to either the Ruth Steinert Memorial SPCA, 18 Wertz Dr., Pine Grove, PA 17963 or the Pine Grove VFW, 140 S. Tulpehocken St., Pine Grove, PA 17963 in his memory.

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