Stanley A. Hertel, 08 Jun 1943 - 03 Dec 2017

HERTEL, PITZ, RETTIG, HOUSE, KIRK, HOUSER

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 11/9/2018 at 16:50:14

Funeral services for Stanley A. Hertel, 74, Marion, formerly of Middle Amana, was held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. He died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Bickford Cottage, Marion, following a lengthy illness.

Elder Alan Trumpold officiated at the service.

Burial was in the Middle Amana Cemetery.

Memorials made be contributed to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.klosterfuneralhome.com .

Stanley A. Hertel was born June 8, 1943, in Amana, the son of Max and Helene Pitz Hertel. He attended the Amana Schools, and graduated from Amana High School in 1960. He went on to the University of Iowa where he earned his degree in electrical engineering.

He married Bonnie Jean Rettig on June 18, 1966, at the Amana Church. The couple moved to Louisville, Ky., where he and a friend established their own business, and then later worked for the University of Louisville.

When he and Bonnie retired in 2000, they returned to their newly built home in Middle Amana.

He was an avid ham radio operator, having contacts all over the world. He was also a connoisseur of fine food and wines and loved cats.

Hertel is survived by his brother-in-law, Larry Rettig (Wilma), South Amana, and sister-in-law, Rosemary Houser (David) West Virginia; two nieces, Robin Rettig, Cedar Rapids, and Kaleigh Houser Kirk (Nick), West Virginia; a nephew, Keegan Houser (Amy), California, and two great-nieces, Lorelai and Elliette Kirk, also from West Virginia.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Max and Helene Hertel, and his beloved wife, Bonnie.

The Journal Tribune 13 Dec 2017