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HERMAN A. DUERST |
Duerst, Herman Albert
Verona, age
94, passed away on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. He was born on Oct. 10, 1924,
in Verona, the son of Albert and Anna (Schilter) Duerst.
Herman graduated
from Verona High School in 1943. Following high school Her- man served
in the U.S. army with the 508th Parachute Infantry regiment from July
1944 to June 1946, in Germany.
On march 17, 1948, he was united in marriage
to Geraldine Cockroft in Belleville.
Herman was a farmer for most of
his life. after moving off the farm he always needed to have a plot
of land to raise a garden, grow grass, and tend fruit trees. Herman
was a member of the Mount Vernon Valley Riders Snowmobile Club,
Verona Euchre League, Mount Vernon Tug-of-War League, and American Legion
Post 385. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, especially elk hunting trips
and deer hunting with friends and family.
Herman is survived by three
children, Jacqueline (John) Sornson, David (Cheryl) Duerst, and Susan
(David) Severson; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and
four great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents;
wife Geraldine in 2006; granddaughter, Jennifer Sornson; great-grandson,
Chance Severson; three sisters, violet Herricks, Viola Holloway, Hilda
Duerst; and a brother, Edward Duerst.
Funeral services will be held
at 3 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at Becker Beal Funeral Home, 109
Greenway Cross, Belleville, with the Rev. Mark Yurs officiating; military
honors will be accorded. Private burial will be in the Paoli Cemetery.
Relatives and friends may call from 1 p.m. until time of services on
Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at Becker-Beal Funeral Home in Belleville. memorials
are suggested to the American Legion Post 385, Badger Prairie Needs,
or Artworking. The family would like to thank the staff of Sienna Crest,
Oregon, for the kind and compassionate care given to Herman.
(Wisconsin State Journal, adison, Dane, WI, 4
Nov 2018, Sun, Page C6]
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