Mary Emert Scheid of Salisbury, North Carolina, and former Lock Haven resident, passed away at the age of 89 on February 19, 2010.  Born in Lock Haven in 1921 to Francis Calhoun Emert and Raymond Emert, she lived in Lock Haven until 1964.  Mary attended the Normal School as a child and graduated from Lock Haven High School in 1939.  She joined Piper Aircraft and participated in the war effort when a large number of young women joined the work force.  She met Charles F. Scheid of Jersey Shore at Piper and they married in 1945 in Gettysburg, PA "… because that is how far our gas rations would take us."  They had five children in Lock haven:  Loretta, Charles, Geoffrey, Kevin and Allen.  Mary and Charles left Lock Haven for new opportunities in 1964 to live in New Jersey where Charles worked for the Singer Company in New York City.  Later, in 1971, the family moved to Barrington, Illinois where Mary worked for some time as a real estate agent; and was once the Chapter President of the Lake Zurich Hospital Auxiliary.  Mary and Charles retired in 1987 and moved to Salisbury, North Carolina where they enjoyed the pleasant weather, the welcoming community, their cats and holidays with their children and four grand children.  Mary was an avid antique collector, gardener, and traveler; and she loved decorating the family home.
Mary Scheid has been living with her daughter and son-in-law Lori and Chuck Pesta of Woodstock for 9 months. She is survived by her husband Charles Scheid Jr. and her children: Lori Pesta, Chuck Scheid III, Geoffrey, Kevin and Allen; grand children, Michelle, Charles IV, Geoffrey, James and step grandson, Josh; son-in-law, Chuck Pesta, and daughters-in-law Susan and Kristy.
Private funeral services were held on February 25, 2010 at the Jersey Shore Cemetery with the assistance of the Darby-Huey Funeral home in Canton  and Yost-Gedon Funeral Home in Lock Haven, PA.