Verena K. Shaarda Obituary (1927

Verena K. Shaarda, 83, of Bellevue died on June 19, 2011 at The Willows in Bellevue. Verena was born September 3, 1927 to August H. and Muriel R. (Longsheid) Weber and spent her entire life in Bellevue with her late husbnad, J. Robert "Bob" Shaarda. She graduated from Thompson High School in 1945 and was employed as a secretary/bookkeeper at the former Cockshutt company in Bellevue. Verena was a lifelong member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Bellevue, where she served in various committees and later as church secreatry. She enjoyed needlepoint, crafts and her family, especially her grandchildren. Verena is survived be two daughters, Kathryn (Alan) Treat, Madison, Ohio; Mary (Gene) Sitterly, Norwalk; and son, James Shaarda, North Royalton, Ohio. Three grandchildren, Jaclyn, Brian and Matthew Sitterly; brother, Bill (Martha) Weber, Bellevue; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jack and Carol Shaarda, New Haven, Ohio; sister-in-law, Eleanor Herweyer, Lake City, Michigan and numerous nieces and nephews.. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2005, her parents and an infant brother. Visitation Date: June 22 2011 Visitation time: 2:00-4:00 & 6:00-8:00 PM Visitation Location: Auxter Funeral Home - Funeral Date: June 23 2011 Funeral Time: 10:30 AM Funeral Location: St. Paul's United Church of Christ -