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A native of North Dakota, our mother, Violet June Scharf (Schwind) was born on June 27, 1926 and passed away at the age of 84 on January 12, 2011 due to a number of health problems.
Her parents were Simon Milton Schwind (1892-1954) and Magdalena Dockter (1898 -1938). Mom was the youngest of their five children. Two of her siblings died shortly after being born. Her brother Milton passed away in 1998 and her sister Esther died in 2001.
Mother’s family can be traced back to the German state of Bavaria, the country of Yugoslavia, and northern France. She was the granddaughter of Simon Schwind who emigrated to New York and the United States in 1886 from the German colony of Gluckstal, Bessarabia, South Russia. Simon and his wife, Christina Wittmaier, settled on a farm outside the small town of Wishek, North Dakota where mom’s dad was born along with twelve other children.
Mom grew up on a working farm, took care of her dad (after grandma died), graduated from high school and worked in the town’s local movie theatre.
On November 28, 1948 our mother married our dad, Ervin Scharf in Mandan, North Dakota. They would have us three children: Tom in 1949; Don in 1951 and Sherry in 1955. Their wedding was a double wedding along with mom's brother Milton and his bride Ruth Bettenhausen. Mom and dad moved to San Diego in 1957. Here she began working for San Diego City Schools in several elementary and junior high school cafeterias as a cook.
Cooking for people made mom happy. She loved to prepare meals and was never more pleased than when she could entertain a large group and feed them to overflowing. We remember there was always a devoted following of friends and relatives who were glad to be invited to dinner at “Vi’s House”. Mom was also an accomplished seamstress and not only made clothes for us as children, but also for herself and many others.
The birth of her only grandchild, Amanda, in 1987 was an occasion for celebration for mom. Her sewing machine seemed to never stop as she made one outfit after another for the new baby.
Mom found special comfort and joy with the several dogs and cats that she cared for in her lifetime. This began with her first dog “Johnny” who she talked about often.
But, the thing the three of us will remember most is that mom always made us number one in her life. And, yes, there were times as adults we wished she’d stop mothering us so much and leave us alone, but it was her way of caring. Over the years of our childhood, and often under less than perfect circumstances, mom consistently made sure we were well fed, dressed neatly, did our homework, and had a good sense of right and wrong. We will always love and appreciate her for that.

Violet heiratete Scharf, Ervin in 1948. Ervin (Sohn von Scharf, Georg und Stickel, Dorothea) wurde geboren am 16 Mai 1922 in Wishek, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA; gestorben am 7 Feb 1976 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA; wurde beigesetzt in El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]