Ruth E. "Ruthie" Scherr

HOPATCONG - Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Ruth E. "Ruthie" Scherr, 93, died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008 at Barn Hill Care Center in Newton.

She previously was a happy member of the Knoll View family in Sparta.

Born and raised in Newark, she was married in Irvington in 1938. Mrs. Scherr lived in Hopatcong for 70 years. She was a doctor's assistant for many years in Irvington and Dover. She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Scherr was the loving wife of the late Fred Scherr (2004). Survivors include two daughters, Lee Cosgrove, of Boonton; Lynn Owens, of Hopatcong; son Rick Scherr, of Hopatcong; and step-daughter Dorothy Hecklau, of Cape Coral, Fla. She had ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. Scherr were charter members of the Byram Bay Community Club at Lake Hopatcong, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year

. She was an avid bingo player at the club and enjoyed winning everything at the annual tricky tray.

Mrs. Scherr was a long-time member of the West Side Methodist Church in Hopatcong, and more recently, a member of Stanhope United Methodist Church.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, at the Byram Bay Community Club, Byram Cove. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Byram Bay Community Club, P.O. Box 597, Hopatcong, NJ 07843.