Full Obituary

     KEITH T. SCEARCE, age 76, rural Loyal, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2018 in Stanley, WI. Funeral services will be held at 10am on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Owen Mennonite Church with the brethren Harlan Martin, Scott Martin, John Burkholder and ? officiating. Burial will follow in the Owen Mennonite Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Friday, November 30, 2018 from 2pm to 4pm and from 6pm to 8pm.
     Keith Thorvald Scearce was born on June 13, 1942 in Elkhart, IN the son of Stanley A. O. and Martha A. (Hilliard) Scearce. He was united in marriage to Sharon R. Diller on October 19, 1963 in Johnsville, OH. Keith was baptized the summer of 1958 at Sheldon, WI.
     Keith is survived by his wife, Sharon, of 55 years; five sons: Ethan and Joanna (Landis) Scearce of Sheldon, Aaron and Rebekah (Amstutz) Scearce of Gleason, Philip and Joanne (Smith) Scearce of Thorp, Jason and Mildred (Hoover) Scearce of Sunbury, PA, Peter and Deborah (Martin) Scearce of Greenwood; three daughters: Faith and Noah Hursh of Stanley, Lydia and Jason Zimmerman of Loyal, Esther and David Hursh of Loyal; 57 grandchildren; one great-grandson; two sisters: Shirley Boyer of Elkhart, IN and Nancy Starforth of Kansas City, MO; and one half-brother: Gene Scearce of Neillsville.
     He was preceded in death by his parents; his step-father: Martin V. Miller; an infant granddaughter: Jalena Hursh; one brother: Ike Scearce; two sisters: Barb Gard and Bonnie Frances in infancy; one half-sister: Toni Vanderhoof; his in-laws: Ralph and Esther Diller and Miller step-siblings, including, step-sister: Thelma and Mark Kaufman who served as Christian foster parents.