Bernice Scherer

Bernice Christina Scherer, 91, passed away on ­­­August 20, 2025. A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 29, 2025 at ­10:30 AM at Faith Lutheran Church, 1402 E. Ave C, Bismarck. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

Burial will take place at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND, at 2:00 PM.

Bernice was born on November 20, 1933, on a farm north of Beulah to parents Edward and Sofia (Achtenberg) Weigum. Bernice attended country school through third grade. The family moved to Beulah where she attended public school, graduating with the class of ’53. Bernice met Allen while a junior in high school. She waited for his return from the U.S. Army, and they were married on June 30, 1953. They lived in Wahpeton, ND, the first two years of their marriage while Allen attended School of Science.

For the next thirty-seven years, they made their home in St. Paul, Minnesota. Bernice was employed as a bookkeeper in the catalog mail order ­­department. Bernice also worked at Woolworths as an office cashier.

Bernice’s best time in her life was being Allen’s wife for 69 years. Bernice truly enjoyed the job as homemaker the best. She liked cooking, trying new recipes, and entertaining. Her hobbies included letter writing, taking pictures of clouds, sunsets, and sunrises. Planning vacations and trips for all over the world was the most enjoyable. Allen and Bernice traveled to 72 countries. They belonged to an Arm Chair Travel Club, ­­showing their slides to many shut ins’ and organizations ­in the Twin Cities area.

After retirement, Allen & Bernice moved to Arizona to live at Del Webb Community for eight years. In 2000, they moved to Touchmark in Bismarck. Allen passed away in 2022.

Bernice was honored to be a Godmother to four Godchildren, Aunt to three nieces and ten nephews, and sister to two brothers and five sisters.

Bernice was preceded in death by her husband Allen; her parents; brothers, Walter Weigum and Elroy Weigum; sisters Rose Couchman, Lorraine Zeller, Fern Bostic, and Unette Lindstrom; and one nephew, Carvel Zeller.

She is survived by one sister, Delores Dubos; Godchildren, Connie, Jason, Jeff, and Kimber; three nieces and nine nephews; extended family, and a host of friends.