Herbst, Daniel Joseph (1942 – 2024)

HERBST, RATH, BENCKER, DOERHOFF, NEY, THEULEN, MICKELS, DERMOND, HESSE, SHAWVER, STESSMAN, MONROE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/22/2024 at 16:42:07

Name of deceased: Daniel Joseph Herbst

Aged: 81 yrs, 8 mo, 12 days

Residence: Panama, Shelby County, IA

Born: July 31, 1942; Panama, Shelby County, IA

Died: April 11, 2024; Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, April 15, 2024; St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA

Survived by: Fiancée, Jo Rath; children, Timothy Herbst (spouse, Kristi) of Harlan, IA, Elizabeth (spouse, Paul) Bencker, Sr. of Bennington, NE, Laura (spouse, Craig) Doerhoff of Ankeny , IA and Linda (spouse, Walter) Ney of Sheridan, IN; 10 grandsons; 1 great-grandson; siblings, Jan Theulen of Panama, IA, Carol (spouse, Ron) Mickels of Omaha, NE, Diane Dermond of Oakland, CA, Jean Hesse of Fairfax, IA, Peg Shawver of Sacramento, CA, Theodore Herbst (spouse, Shirley) of Cedar Rapids, IA and James Herbst (spouse, Joan) of Glenwood Springs, CO; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Elmer and Agnes (nee Stessman) Herbst; wife of 49 years, Carol Lee Herbst (deceased May 18, 2014); brothers, Donald and William Herbst

Education: Attended country school near Panama, IA

Religious affiliation: Member, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA

Military service: Enlisted in the U. S. Army, 1962 - 1964

Marriage: Carol Lee Monroe; Sep. 12, 1964; St. Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

Employment: Farmed on his land between Panama and Woodbine, IA

Hobbies/Interests: With Carol, Danny enjoyed polka dancing, card club and traveling south to winter in South Texas, an activity he continued even after Carol passed away in 2014; the family also enjoyed annually visiting family in Michigan; he stayed in close contact with 2 friends from the army, and they would meet up every year. Mostly, he loved spending time with family, particularly his grandsons.

Sources: foutsfuneralhome.com