Margaret L. Schertz

Metamora?Margaret (Schaidle) Schertz, 90, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother of Metamora was called home to her heavenly father on January 14, 2013 with her family at her side. Born October 11, 1922 in Scotland, South Dakota to Carl and Clara (Schneider) Schaidle, she married her "one true love" Richard C. Schertz Sr., on August 30, 1941 in Peoria. To this union were born two daughters, Sandra (Edmund) Pilcher of the Villages, Florida, Sherry (Craig) Schertz of Metamora, and one son, Richard C. (Janet) Schertz Jr. also of Metamora, nine grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild all left to cherish her memory. Also surviving are five brothers, Carl, Joe, Walter, Donald, and Gerald all of Metamora, two sisters, Esther Miller of Metamora and Hildegard Haedicke of E. Peoria. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, two brothers, Ernest and Lawrence, and three sisters, Marie, Elsie, and Evelyn. Margaret, "GG" was devoted to her family, friends and church. She enjoyed walking the beaches of Florida with her husband searching for shells, catching fish with her grandchildren, and doing jigsaw puzzles and crosswords. One of her favorite pastimes was collecting "Family Circus" cartoons from the newspaper and coloring them with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Metamora where services will be at 10:00am Friday Jan. 18, 2013 with father Don Roszkowski officiating. Visitation will be from 4pm until 7pm Thursday at Mason Funeral Home Metamora Chapel with recitation of the rosary at 7pm. Burial will in St. Mary?s Cemetery in Metamora. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Mary?s School and American Cancer Society. Online condolences at www.masonfuneralhomes.com