April 13, 1969
Sunday, April 13, 1969
3:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, here it is Sunday afternoon and a beautiful day here in Anderson. The temperature is 74 degrees. Dad went to a meeting at the club. I forgot all about the meeting, so at the last minute, Dad asked me if I was going to go, and by then, it was too late, so I decided not to go. Dad had the weekend off this week, so he worked out on the yard. Karl and Dad also mowed the grass for the first time. Everything is really budding outside. The trees will have leaves on them before long.
Mary R. Scherer – June 22, 1912 – April 25, 2012
In memory of Larry’s aunt and Amelia’s sister Mary, here is her obituary.
Source: http://heraldbulletin.com/obituaries/x296818817/Mary-R-Scherer
ALEXANDRIA, Ind. — Mary R. Scherer, 99, of Alexandria, passed away April 25, 2012, at Bethany Pointe Health Campus, Anderson, after a brief illness.
She was born June 22, 1912, in Anderson, the daughter of the late Boleslaw and Helena (Bucho) Sacilowski, and was a lifelong Anderson area resident. She retired in 1970 from General Motors after 42 years.
Mary was a lifetime member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and St. Ambrose Catholic Church and a member of the Mother Seton Club.
She is survived by her sister, Amelia Rudolf of Anderson; brothers, Raymond Sacilowski and Thomas Sacilowski, both of Anderson, and Jack Sacilowski of Bristol, Texas; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold C. Scherer; sister, Helen Power; and brothers, Stanley Sacilowski, Leon Sacilowski and Edmond Sacilowski.
Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church with Father Robert Williams officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Brown-Butz-Diedring Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ambrose Catholic Church or St. Vincent DePaul.
Mary’s brother, Tommy and Mary
Mary and her husband, Harold.
Mary at her 80th birthday party. Larry and his brother Karl are in the background and her brother Tommy is sitting to her left. Her great nephews from left to right are Jon, Matt, Cory, Jeff and Nathan.
Mary and her great nephew Cory.
March 11, 1969
Tuesday, March 11, 1969
10:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Just got home from St. Ambrose Bingo and wrote out some bills and thought I would write you a few lines. I didn’t win any money. I get so darn disgusted sometimes, I think I’m going to give Bingo up. Only thing I like is to play well.
Dad went bowling tonight and as yet isn’t home.
We have been having some cold weather the last couple of days and a little snow. Next week will be St. Patrick’s Day and also spring is around the corner.
March 9, 1969
March 9, 1969
Sunday 9:00 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Received your letter yesterday dated the 5th of March and as you know we were all very glad to hear from you. In the letter, you wrote that you hadn’t written to us in over two weeks, but it has been a month really, and we were really worried with the way things are going there.
Glad to hear that you had a nice time on your R+R. Your money must have held up because you didn’t say anything about it in your letter. How many days did you have on your R+R?
March 4, 1969
March 4, 1969
Tuesday 10:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Just got home from St. Ambrose Bingo and thought I would write you a few lines to let you know we are all ok and hope you are the same. I hit for $3.45. I guess it’s better than nothing at all.
As yet, we haven’t had any mail from you. We are wondering if you went on your R+R and all about it. I’ll bet you got back from your R+R in time for the big push they had there.
March 3, 1969
March 3, 1969
Monday Morning 9 A.M.
Dear Larry:
I didn’t have a chance to write to you yesterday because I was pretty busy. I had to help out at St. Ambrose at one of their C.C.D. dinners and didn’t get home till 7:30 and by then, I was too tired to write. I guess they are not going to have any more classes or dinners for the high school age students after next Sunday. The kids didn’t like the idea of being there every Sunday afternoon for 3 hours. So, instead they are going on field trips 2 times a month and they are going to go away with the religion classes. That makes a lof of kids happy, including Carol.
January 30, 1969
January 30, 1969
9:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, another month almost gone, and I am glad of that because it makes it that much sooner you will be getting home.
We went to a game which Karl played tonight. St. Mary’s beat St. Ambrose 32-12. They only have two more games to play yet and their [season] will be over. They play Madison Heights Wednesday and Alexandria on Thursday. Dad, Tresa and I went to about every game Karl played and really enjoyed them whether they won or not.
January 10, 1969
Friday, January 10, 1969
9 A.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, here it is Friday morning. The sun is shining, but it is a very cold day. The temperature is 1 above zero this morning. The kids where not in school yesterday and again today because the roads are covered with ice and it is really slick. We went to one of Karl’s games at North Side Wednesday and it took about 30 minutes to get there because the traffic was so slow. This is Dad’s week off and he said he was glad because he had a few days of rough driving. He said his truck broke down two times yesterday so he had to work overtime and didn’t get home till almost 7 last night. I had hot vegetable soup for supper and then after supper, he went to work at the club.
December 3, 1968
Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1968
9 A.M.
Dear Larry:
Not much to write about but here I am with a few lines to let you know we are ok and hope that you are the same.
We haven’t had any mail from you for a while. We used to get a least one letter a week, but now we are lucky to get one every 2 or 3 weeks. It seems to me that the Army would give a guy time to write to his family and let us know how he is doing. We got the film yesterday so we will probably have them developed in a few days.
Maybe by now you got the cake I sent you. I am anxious to know if it got to you in good shape. It cost more to send the box than what was in it. The gum and shake-a-pudding was from Tresa. She wanted to send it separate but we thought it would be best to put it with the cake.
November 28, 1968, Thanksgiving
Thursday, Nov. 28, 1968
10:10 AM
Dear Larry:
Well, here it is Thanksgiving Day and it is raining outside. I just finished baking a couple of pumpkin pies to take over to Aunt Mary’s, we are going there for Thanksgiving Dinner. So this year I will have a little rest from cooking. Sure wish you could be home with us, but since it is impossible, I am hoping that you will be having turkey today. We will be thinking of you.
Larry, I have an angel food cake ready and sealed in a box to send to you. It will be your birthday cake from us this year since you won’t be home with us. I didn’t put any icing on it because I didn’t know how it would hold up. I had some people tell me that angel food cakes get there in pretty good shape because they don’t crumple like the other cakes. Tresa also slipped in a box of Shake-a-pudding and some Dentyne gum in the box. I will send you a box every now and then, but it would help if I knew what you would like and want. I am going to bake a cake on your birthday so we can celebrate it too.
