HERBSLEB, Gordon Kenneth 1938-2017

HERBSLEB, CRANE, MILLER, HERMANSEN, BROWN

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 6/14/2017 at 13:03:37

Gordon K. Herbsleb

August 20, 1938 - April 20, 2017

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA – Gordon Kenneth Herbsleb, 78, of Cedar Falls died Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls.

He was born August 20, 1938, in Waterloo, Iowa, son of Kenneth and Carolyn “Kay” Crane Herbsleb. He married Judith Hermansen in Duluth, Minnesota in 1960 and they later divorced. He then married Patricia “Patsy” Miller in 1966. She died February 26, 2009.

He attended Logan Jr. High and East High School in Waterloo, and graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1956. He served in the United States Air Force. He worked for Fagan Electric and then Cedar Falls Utilities from 1961 to 1998. He was a life member of the Cedar Falls AMVETS Post #49, serving as local Commander, Liaison, Editor, and Department of Iowa Commander. He also served as President of the AMVETS Board of Trustees for several years and actively served on the AMVETS Honor Guard.

He is survived by three sons: David (Cherie) Herbsleb and Blaine “Frank” (Cinda) Miller, both of Cedar Falls, and Steven (Cheryl) Miller of Windermere, FL; a daughter, Jolaine “Jo” (Gary) Lashley of West Plains, MO; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by two daughters, Cynthia Bond and Jodie Schafer; a brother, Raymond Herbsleb; a sister in infancy; and his in-laws, Francis and Margaret Brown.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Military Honors will be provided by the Cedar Falls AMVETS Post #49 Honor Guard. Visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Richardson Funeral Service, and also for one hour prior to the service at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the church or the Cedar Falls AMVETS Honor Guard.

Source: Richardson Funeral Home website