Amos 'Lee' Scherff

Lee was born May 18, 1939 in the family home in rural Caulfield, Missouri to Clifford and Geneva (Williams) Scherff. Lee weighed in at 4 pounds and for weeks a shoebox was his bed.  He was the oldest of three brothers.
The family moved to rural Aurora in 1946 where they farmed. Lee graduated  from Badger country school, and in 1957 he graduated from Aurora High School and joined the  U.S. Air Force. He was stationed in Bermuda and worked as a mechanic on B-50 planes which  were flown by Hurricane Hunters; he loved the times when he got to fly with them.
In 1961, Lee married Frances Hawk. They lived at Inland, and Lee owned and  drove his own semi-truck. They later divorced. Three children were born of that marriage.  Lee went to work driving a hi-rail semi-truck loaded with rails. He followed a detector  car over the Union Pacific Railroad system—when the equipment in the car detected a fault in a  rail, Lee would unload a rail from his truck, and the UP workers would replace the faulty rail. In
1972 Lee married Carole Alberts, the love of his life. He went to work for Union  Pacific Railroad and was based at LaGrande, Oregon. While there he was promoted to roadmaster of track maintenance, and was transferred to Spokane and later to Kennewick.  After a heart attack Lee had to leave the railroad, and moved to St. John, where he was  manager of the St. John Golf Course he so enjoyed until more health problems arose.
Lee loved the friends he made on his journeys in this life. He loved to travel and  treasured time spent with family and friends. Lee was an excellent cook and delighted in trying  new recipes (his barbecued ribs were a specialty). He spent hours fishing in his boat and  considered it a bonus if he caught one big enough to keep. He enjoyed all sorts of tools and  puttering in his shop, and telling stories and jokes and just visiting. Lee relished gardening— tomatoes and okra and jalapenos were some of his favorite things to grow—and eat.
He adored his wife and family, cherished his friends and treasured his dog. Lee had a great sense of humor which he never lost, and he will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
Lee was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Jerry and Roy, a granddaughter  Casie Gibbs and a grandson Andrew Wessels.
He is survived by Carole, his wife of 49 years; his  son, Monty and wife Terry of Aurora; his daughters, Candace of Arkansas and Terri Jo of  Aurora; Clark, Cathy and Kyhler Gibbs of Sutton; his grandchildren, Megan, Ashley and Aydenn, his sister-in-laws and brother-in -laws, along with nieces and nephews, an aunt and  uncle, his dog Gracie; and Lydia and Bruce Smith of St. John WA who he considered family.
There will be a service for Lee in Nebraska at a later time.
The family requests memorial gifts be directed to the St. John EMT’s, the St. John  Historical Society and St. John Golf & Country Club.
The family would like to express deep gratitude to the St. John EMTs, Kindred and At  Home Hospice, Dr. Pete Edminster and all the staff at the St. John Clinic. To Michelle Welch and staff at the St. John Pharmacy, and to our dear friends for their caring and support.