Wolfgang Willie Scheuerer of Fredericksburg, Texas, formerly of Walton, died Sept. 11, 2024 peacefully at his home in Fredericksburg surrounded by his children. He was 82 years old.
Wolfgang was born Feb. 2, 1942 in Münnerstadt, Bavaria, Germany, the son of Josef and Magdalena Scheuerer. After a childhood in war-ravaged Germany, he moved in 1953 with his parents to Solon, Ohio, near to relatives of his mother. He graduated from Orange High School in 1960, and from Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He spent his junior year of college at the University of Heildelberg, Germany, where he met his first wife Susan Eymann.
After graduation from college, the couple joined the Peace Corps, and were sent to Santa Maria de Jetibé, a small farming community in the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil. There, Wolfgang’s linguistic abilities came into play as he spoke to Portuguese-speaking Brazilians in Portuguese and to the Germany-speaking descendants of Pomeranian immigrants in German. In addition to community development projects, he helped found school lunch programs throughout the country with staples from the Food for Peace Program. The school lunch program in Santa Maria has won national recognition and continues to this day.
After the Peace Corps, Wolfgang earned a master’s degree in economics from Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania, and was employed by Shell Inc. in New York City and, later, in Martinez, California. In 1972, he moved with his family to Walton, New York, where he held management positions at Kraft companies until his retirement in 1996. In Walton, he was a member of the Lions Club International, served as a family liaison with AFS, acted with the Walton Little Theater Group, and chaperoned the high school ski club.
On February 1, 1992, he married Mary Ann Roach of Walton. They moved to Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1996. Together, they took care of their aging parents. Wolfgang also enjoyed traveling, modeling for the local art studio, listening to live music, staying current on world affairs (winning trivia contests on Christmas Eve), tracking the stock market, finding deals at garage sales, trying new wines at nearby wineries, and volunteering at Hill Country SPCA where he appreciated walking the dogs and going to the shelter’s yearly galas.
Wolfgang took great care of his family. At the end of every phone conversation or visit, he would say “take care.” - his way of saying, “I love you.”
Wolfgang is survived by his children Kristin Scheuerer and Elizabeth Allen of Tempe, Arizona; Karen Scheuerer and Amy Newton of Mount Rainier, Maryland; Stephen Scheuerer of Los Angeles, California; Angela and Andrew De Nardis of Endicott, New York; Michael Roach of Hyde Park, Massachusetts; Christopher and Dawn Roach of Spring, Texas; Carol and Anthony Antonelli of Hyde Park, Massachusetts; and twelve grandchildren.
Wolfgang’s family is deeply grateful to Methodist Hill Country Hospice for the wonderful care and support they provided to Wolfgang during his final days. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hill Country SPCA or to a local hospice. Private services will be announced at a later date.
