Hermeling, James Raymond (1935 - 2019)

HERMELING, SIMON, HUEBERT, MURRAY, MORITZ, NIELSEN, HELLER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/29/2019 at 20:14:14

Name of deceased: James Raymond Hermeling

Aged: 84 yrs, 2 mo, 18 days

Residence: Manilla, Crawford County, IA

Born: July 14, 1935; Westphalia, Shelby County, IA

Died: October 2, 2019; Manilla, Crawford County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, Oct. 7, 2019; Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manilla, IA; inurnment was in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Manilla, IA

Survived by: Wife of 61 years, Mary Hermeling of Manilla, IA; daughter, Kathy Simon (spouse, Jeff) of Council Bluffs, IA; son, Kevin Hermeling (spouse, Kiely) of Gretna, NE; 6 grandchildren; sister, Betty Huebert (spouse, Gerald) of Portsmouth, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Anthony and Margaret (nee Murray) Hermeling; sisters, Monica Moritz and her husband, Fritz and Bonita Nielsen and her husband, Harley; brothers, John and William Hermeling

Education: Attended St. Boniface School, Westphalia, IA, and graduated with the Class of 1953; he then attended barber college in Des Moines, IA

Religious affiliation: Member, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manilla, IA, since 1958

Military service: Enlisted in the U. S. Army, serving from Jan. 1955 until being honorably discharged in Jan. 1958. During his military career, he served in Germany and was awarded a sharpshooter medal.

Marriage: Mary Heller; June 30, 1958; St. Peter Catholic Church, Defiance, Shelby County, IA

Employment: Employed as a barber for 30 years, working in different locations and for Bilsten’s in Denison, IA. In addition, he worked as a card dealer on a river boat for 7 years.

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed playing cards; going for drives in the local area; watching sports on television, especially the New York Yankees and the Iowa Hawkeyes; fishing; bowling; attending family reunions in Minnesota; watching and attending his children’s sporting events

Sources: harlanonline.com