Carl William Schermerhorn, 100, of Franklin, IN passed away peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Otterbein Franklin SeniorLife Community in Franklin, Indiana.  Carl was born on July 2, 1921, in Meadville, Pennsylvania to the late William Levi and Lottie Vildena (Smith) Schermerhorn.   He was married to Jane (Goodrich) Schermerhorn for 53 years until her passing in 1998.  Carl and Jane lived in the Indianapolis, IN area since 1948.  In his later life, he shared a happy companionship with June Hathaway of Franklin, Indiana.

Carl started his engineering career at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (Dayton, Ohio) and subsequently worked at the Naval Avionics Center (Indianapolis) for 39 years, retiring in 1987.  He was an active member of both the Irvington Presbyterian Church and the Eastminster United Presbyterian Church for 48 years, serving on the Board of Deacons, Board of Trustees, and Board of Elders.  Carl was also active in Boy Scouts as a Cubmaster and Assistant Scout Master and received the Scouter of the Year Award from the Indiana Pioneer District in 1967.

Carl loved to travel and some of his favorite trips include the World's Fairs of 1934 and 1939, the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and the Thousand Islands.  Carl also shared a love for puns and jokes and delivered them with a twinkle in his eye and a smile on his face.  He also loved animals and had many dogs and cats throughout his life.

Carl is survived by his four children -- Nancy Rudd (Tom) of Powell, OH, Roger Schermerhorn (Tacy Smith) of Missouri City, TX, Tim Schermerhorn (Joyce Thomas) of Chrisney, IN, and Cindy Indrutz (Jeff) of Galveston, IN, and three grandchildren -- Jessica Rudd of Columbus, OH, Derek Rudd of Powell, OH and Zachary Rudd of Shaker Heights, OH.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and infant brother Richard Irwin Schermerhorn.

Carl will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

The Reverend Homer Ford will conduct a celebration of life service on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at the Swartz Family Community Mortuary and Memorial Center, 300 South U.S. 31 (Morton Street) in Franklin, IN and will be live-streamed at www.swartzmortuary.com carl-schermerhorn.  Friends may call Saturday, March 5, 2022 from 3PM until service time at the mortuary.  A private family ennichement will take place at Washington Park East Cemetery in Indianapolis, IN.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Humane Society of Johnson County, 3827 North Graham Road, Franklin, IN 46131 or at www.hsjc.org or an organization of your choice.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.swartzmortuary.com .  Information at 317-738-0202.