Scheer wrote his memoirs of the Great War in 1919, which were translated into English the following year. In October 1920, an intruder broke into Scheer's house and murdered his wife, Emillie, his maid, and injured his daughter Else. The man then committed suicide in the cellar. Following the incident, Scheer retreated into solitude. He wrote his autobiography, entitled "Vom Segelschiff zum U-Boot" ("From Sailing Ship to Submarine"), which was published on 6 November 1925. In 1928, Scheer accepted an invitation to meet his adversary from Jutland, Admiral of the Fleet Jellicoe, in England. However, at the age of 65, Scheer died at Marktredwitz before he could make the trip. He was buried in the municipal cemetery at Weimar. His tombstone reads: [Here rests Admiral Reinhard Scheer] — with the dates of his life, his flag in metal applique and the single word (the German name for the Battle of Jutland). The heavy cruiser "Admiral Scheer" was named after Reinhard Scheer and christened by his daughter Marianne. The ship was ordered and funded by the Reichsmarine of the Weimar Republic and launched in 1933.