Diane Scherer

Diane M. Scherer, age 66 of St. Joseph, passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at Serenity Village Assisted Living in Avon, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 10 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Derek Wiechmann officiating and Rev. Daniel Walz concelebrating. Entombment will be held in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church in Freeport. Parish prayers will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home.

Diane Mary Scherer was born May 21, 1959 in St. Cloud, Minnesota to Cyril and Margaret (Rausch) Scherer. She graduated from Melrose High School in 1977. After high school she worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. She received her bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND. Diane worked at Olivia Nursing Home as an Occupational Therapist. She also worked at St. Cloud Hospice and Home Health. She used the skills she acquired through her education and work experience in caring for her father and mother as they aged. Diane enjoyed gardening, art, photography, and had a love for animals, especially for her cats Gizmo and Friday.

Diane treasured her faith, friends, and family. Diane was a member of the Newman Center in St. Cloud where she volunteered for many things including making bread to be consecrated for the Eucharist for her parish. Diane enjoyed talking with her friends on the phone and spending quality time with them. She also enjoyed family gatherings with all the nieces, nephews and relatives.

Survivors include her brothers and sisters, Jim Scherer of Freeport, Lorna (Rob) Hammer of Sauk Centre, Theresa (Mark) Pearson of San Diego, California, Tom (Jenni) Scherer of Paynesville, Sandy (John) Von Wahlde of St. Rosa, Linda Scherer (Andy Opatz) of Sauk Rapids and Karen Scherer of St. Joseph; and many nieces and nephews, relatives and friends. 

Diane was preceded in death by her parents, Cyril and Margaret Scherer; and infant sister, Barbara Mary.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.