Patricia L. Scherer, 67, of Hiawatha, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha.

She was born August 11, 1951 in St. Joseph, MO to Clarence “Bud” and Patricia Cavanaugh Boos. She grew up in the Denton and Severance area graduating with the Midway High School class of 1969. She continued her education at Benedictine College graduating with a BA in Sociology.

Pat married James T. Scherer May 26, 1973 at St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Bendena, KS. They lived in St. Louis for 18 months before moving to Denton. They made Hiawatha their home from 1985 till the present. He survives of the home. They were blessed with two children, Jimmy and Katie.

Pat and Jim raised their children in Hiawatha. She was very proud of their kids and was a wonderful mother and wife. Pat was especially proud of her one and only “favorite” namesake grandson, Dax Patrick Overstreet.

She worked alongside Jim and managed their CPA business for 25 years, served as treasurer on the Hiawatha Community Hospital Auxiliary Board, and she taught CCD at St. Ann Catholic Church where she transferred her membership to in 1986. Pat was one of the four founding members of the Rho Iota Sorority. She loved her family and friends and any time you saw Pat, you also saw her contagious smile and her love for life.