Rev. Arthur "Art" G. Hermanson 1929 - 2018

WENDT, HERMANSON, NICKEL

Posted By: Connie Swearingen -- Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/4/2018 at 21:00:44

Sioux City Journal
1 May 2018

Kingsley, Iowa

Rev. Arthur "Art" G. Hermanson, 88, of Kingsley, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018, at a Sioux City hospital.

Services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rohde Funeral Home in Kingsley, with Steve Jewette officiating. Online condolences may be sent to rohdefh.com.

Arthur was born on May 20, 1929, Milwaukee, Wis., the son of Arthur E. and Luella (Wendt) Hermanson. After graduating from Menomonee Falls High School in 1947, he worked for two years for the telephone company before entering Lakeside College Sheboyan and Mission House Seminary.

Arthur and Lois Nickel were married June 3, 1950 in Menomonee, Wis. After their marriage, Arthur finished his education to become a minister. Following graduation from the seminary, Arthur served United Church of Christ in locations in the upper Midwest before moving to Kingsley, where he was pastor at United Church of Christ/Church of the Brethren in Kingsley until his retirement. While living in Kingsley, Arthur and his wife, Lois, spent 18 summers doing volunteer work at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md. They enjoyed helping and meeting new people.

Survivors include his wife, Lois of Kingsley; son, Arthur E. "Casey" Hermanson and his wife, Paula of Sioux Falls, S.D.; daughter, Amy B. Hermanson and her husband, Tom Weber of Council Bluffs, Iowa; son, Eric A. Hermanson of Kingsley; a daughter, Anna-Lisa Hermanson of Kingsley; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kristi Fagler.