Mary Clee (Franks) Schuerman, 91, of Lincoln, passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, surrounded by her family, following long-term complications linked to Polio, which she faced with great fortitude and grace. Mary was born Aug. 23, 1933, in Beaumont, Texas.
Mary graduated from Lincoln High School. She later married Lt. Charles W. Schuerman on June 12, 1955, and accompanied him during his military service living in Manhattan, Kansas. and later Aschaffenburg, Germany, during his assignments. Upon returning to Lincoln, she completed her B.S. in Home Economics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Mary and Charles purchased the Farmers Bank of Clatonia and opened the Schuerman Insurance Agency. Mary acted as vice president of the bank and managed the agency from 1963 to 1993. She was also an active member of the Clatonia and Gage County Homemaker’s Associations. Further, she was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church of Clatonia before transferring membership to Aldersgate United Methodist Church of Lincoln.
Mary was a resilient and compassionate woman known for her indomitable spirit and heartfelt generosity. As a woman who persevered through great adversity during childhood, and a mother of three adopted children, her interest in caring for the vulnerable never wavered, as she spent her later years donating to charities for the young and less fortunate.
Mary enjoyed reading novels, collecting hatpins and jewelry, but most of all, she enjoyed her family. She was truly an Iron Lady.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Mary (Hargraves) Janowick and Lee B. Franks; stepmother, Alice (Rountree) Franks; brother, Theodore “Teddy” Franks; and son, David Schuerman. She is survived by her husband, Charles; her sister, Leta (Franks) Haupt; children, Cammie Schuerman and Diane (Schuerman) Mayer; grandchildren, Miles Mayer and Christina (Mayer) Hartzell; and great-grandchildren, Raelynn and Cecilia Hartzell.
A Celebration of Life service will be Saturday, Jan. 4, at 11 a.m. at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Lincoln, followed by a light lunch. Remains will be inurned privately at the Clatonia Cemetery by close family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested to the family to be given to a charitable cause at a later date. Arrangements by Trump Funeral Services in Lincoln.
