Mrs Letha May Scheerer

August 29, 1938 - November 14, 2017

Our beautiful angel, Letha May Scheerer, 79, of East Peoria, passed away peacefully at her home Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Letha was born blessed with a kind and gentle spirit to Hampton and Mary (Kreke) Peters on August 29, 1938 in Effingham. She married Gene R. Scheerer on June 9, 1956 in Creve Coeur, he survives. Her loving servitude to her family and her animals was both her calling and her joy. Letha is survived by 2 daughters Tina (Ward) Weaver of Batavia and Tanya Rae (Dean Burrus) Scheerer of East Peoria; 1 grandson Grant (Vanessa) Weaver; 2 great-granddaughters Cecelia and Gemma Weaver. She is preceded in death by 2 brothers Joe and Jack Peters. Letha graduated from East Peoria High School in 1956 and was a dedicated alumni working with the foreign exchange program and the scholarship committee for many years. She worked side by side with her husband Gene, her brother and sister-in-law Gary and Donna Scheerer at Scheerer’s Market and Scheerer's Garden Center for 38 years. She also worked at WEEK TV in the traffic department from 1957 to 1960. She was proud of her East Peoria roots and volunteered on many committees and functions including the East Peoria Centennial celebration parade. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 – 7 PM at Gary Deiters Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 444 E. Washington St. East Peoria. Prayer service will be at 6:45 PM, Father Stephen Willard will officiate. Service will be Friday at 10 AM at the funeral home, with an additional visitation an hour prior. Burial will follow at Fondulac Cemetery. Memorials may be made to EPHS Scholarship Fund and St. Jude.