Rachael M.  Sherman, age 96 of Marengo, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at her home. Funeral Mass: 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 16, 2011, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Marengo with Fr. Joseph Roost officiating.  Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Marengo. Visitation; 4 to 7 P.M. Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo with a Vigil Service at 7 P.M. Memorials may be contributed to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church or the Altar and Rosary Society.

Rachael is survived by her children, Melvin Sherman (Dorcas) of Robins, Constance Weichers (Gary) of Horseshoe Bend, AR, and Jeff Sherman (Laurie) of Marengo; eight grandchildren, Curt Hansel, Dan Sherman, Brad Sherman, Cyndi Sulllivan, Rian Sherman, Chad Sherman, Aaron Sherman and Jeffrey Sherman; fourteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Also surviving are a brother, Duane Harris (Helen) of Des Moines and a sister Lois Weber (Alvin) of Sigourney. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Kermit in 1978, two brothers, William “Bill” and Maurice Harris and a sister Theresa Lansing.

Rachael Mary Harris was born December 14, 1914 in rural Keokuk County, Iowa, the daughter of George and Ida Van Dee Harris. She graduated from Webster High School in 1932 and married Kermit Kyle Sherman on November 9, 1935 in Iowa City, Iowa. Rachael was a wife, mother and homemaker. She was a Girl Scout leader for 15 years. She loved to cook dinners for her family, gardening, needlework and playing bridge. Rachael was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Marengo, and the Altar and Rosary Society. She also was a member of the Iowa County Historical Society, the Ingleside Club, the Marengo Garden Club and the Marengo Golf Club.