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SCHEER - - Richard Mathew, age 76, Papillion, NE. Born March 11, 1931 in Garden Plain, KS; died March 18, 2007. Preceded in death by parents, Nicholas and Clara; grandsons, Nicholas Alfrey and Matthew Scheer. Survived by wife, Dorothy; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Nancy Scheer, Overland Park, KS, Richard W. and Heidi Scheer, Gretna, NE, Rodney and Casey Scheer, Blair, NE; daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and David Burke, Papillion, NE, Cynthia and Marlan Burke, Papillion, NE, DeEtta Reed, Colorado Springs, CO, Lisa and Jeff Alfrey, Elkhorn, NE; brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Caroline, Garden Plain, KS, Kenny and Bonnie, Garden Plain, KS, Larry and Laura Lee, Overland Park, KS, Bill and Ginny, Overland Park, KS, Gene and Joann, Garden Plain, KS, Dale, Wichita, KS; sisters and brothers-in-law, Pat and Ken Classen, Wichita, KS, Mary Lou and Kelly Smarsh, Laurel, MT, Kathy and Pat Harder, Wichita, KS, Dian Scheer, Goddard, KS; 18 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren.

SERVICES Friday 10 am St. Columbkille Catholic Church. Interment Cedar Dale Cemetery.

VISITATION Thursday at Mortuary 1-8 pm with family receiving friends 6-8 pm. Wake Services Thursday 7 pm. Memorials to the Knights of Columbus No. 6429 or to the Nick Alfrey Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Elkhorn Public School Foundation, 20214 Veterans Dr., Suite 400, Elkhorn, NE 68022.

KAHLER-DOLCE, Papillion, Neb. 339-3232