Earl D Herman, Jr., 24 June 1937 - 5 Dec 2007

HERMAN, RICHARDSON, KNAPP, HOYLMAN, MEWS, KOCH, WHEELER, HARKEN

Posted By: Netha M Meyer (email)
Date: 12/6/2007 at 08:06:23

Earl D. “Sonny” Herman, Jr. age 70, of Marengo, died Wednesday morning, December 5, 2007, at the Marengo Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, December 8, 2007 at the Marengo American Legion Hall will Josh Hoylman officiating. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Marengo American Legion Post #76. Friends may call from 4 to 8 P.M. Friday, December 7, 2007 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.

He is survived by his wife Betty; three sons, Jim of Coralville, Dale and wife Nancee of Atkins, and Rodney of Marengo; two daughters, Cyndy Hoylman and husband Bill of South English, and Penny Mews of Marengo; thirteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He is also survived by his mother, Glendola Koch of Dike, two brothers, Danny Herman of Ozark, MO and Glen Herman of Cedar Rapids, and two sisters, Erlaine Wheeler of Belle Plaine and Celia Harken of Applington. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl Herman, Sr. in 1962, a grandson James in 1999, and his step-father Laurence Koch in 2003.

Earl Donald “Sonny” Herman, Jr. was born June 24, 1937 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Earl and Glendola Richardson Herman. He attended schools in Iowa County and Albuquerque, NM. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Betty Knapp on April 19, 1958 at the Wesley Methodist Church in Marengo. He was employed at Amana Refrigeration in the maintenance department. He then was a welder at John Deere and a pipe fitter for Quaker Oats. Finally, Sonny was owner and operator of Herman and Sons Skelly Gas Station.

Sonny was a member of the Marengo American Legion Post #76 where he served as a commander, was treasurer, and a member of the honor guard. He also tended bar there. He enjoyed collecting coins, playing cards, and bingo. Sonny was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed panning for gold, hunting, fishing, trapping, and mushroom hunting. He once joined his uncles on a salmon fishing trip to Alaska. But he treasured his family the most.

Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo