Ludwig Ottmar "Louis Joseph" Scherer

1912 - 1982  (70 years)

• Name	Ludwig Ottmar "Louis Joseph" Scherer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	14 Aug 1912	Cold Spring, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [1, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Louis J. Scherer  [9]
  Name	Louis J. Scherer  [6]
  Name	Louis Joseph Scherer  [8]
  Name	Louis Scherer  [7]
  Name	Louis Scherer  [10]
  Reference Number	843
  Residence	1935	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Residence	1940	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [1, 3, 8]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1943	St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  Residence	1948	Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA   [10]
  Death	18 Aug 1982	Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I843	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	John Scherer
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Barbara Hartig,   b. 13 Jan 1890, Collegeville, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 1947, Stearns, Minnesota, USA (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F3103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Violet Marie Jensen,   b. 21 Apr 1909, Three Lakes, Redwood, Minnesota, USA d. 10 Apr 1983, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1937	Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Aug 1912 - Cold Spring, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1935 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Marriage - 6 Oct 1937 - Stearns, Minnesota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1943 - St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Death - 18 Aug 1982 - Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Louis J Scherer (Ludwig Ottmar Scherer) and Violet Mary Jensen Marriage Record

  
  

• Sources

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