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Verlene Ruth Herman, 95, West Branch
Obituaries · September 01, 2016
Verlene Ruth Herman, 95 of West Branch, died peacefully at Crestview Specialty Care on Aug. 28, 2016. Verlene was a lifelong resident of Cedar County and has lived in West Branch since 1930.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch. Visitation was Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial was in the West Branch Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com. Memorials can be made to either the Crestview courtyard fund, as Verlene enjoyed it very much during her last few years at Crestview, or to the Cedar County Historical Society PO Box 254, Tipton, Iowa 52772.
Verlene was born on a farm near Bennett in Island Township on Saturday, Oct. 23, 1920, to Lloyd Walter and Eva Ruth (Terhune) Lincoln. Verlene graduated from West Branch High School in 1939. She remembered walking to school by the Hoover birthplace. She also remembered shaking President Hoover’s hand as a schoolchild.
Verlene started working at the Hoover Hotel, then went to work at East Side Café. She worked first for Mr. and Mrs. Culver, then Lee and Olive Eich when they bought it after World War II. At East Side, Verlene met a young man from Nebraska, who had come to Iowa to work in the quarry. On April 1, 1944, Verlene married Kenneth Luther Herman of Wymore, Neb. They were married in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Verlene was active in the United Methodist Church in West Branch, being a circle chairman and often doing programs and providing a lemon dessert, she also worked many football dinners. She was a Girl Scout Leader, often meeting the cookie truck. Verlene was a member of the Cedar County Historical Society and the Cedar County Democrats. She was an avid Iowa Hawkeye and West Branch Bears football fan. Verlene enjoyed traveling to California, Idaho, Colorado, The Black Hills, Florida and frequent trips to Nebraska.
Verlene is survived by her and Kenneth’s daughter, Margaret (Peggy) Herman of Ottumwa, Iowa; sisters Ilene Frank of Burlington, Iowa, and Donna McIlrath of DeKalb, Ill.; nieces and nephews Carolyn Kling of Quincy, Ill., Susan Lincoln (Keith Smith) of West Branch, Iowa, Diane Hummel (Dana) of Tiffin, Iowa, Warren Frank (Barri) of Antioch, Calif., Debra Lasiowski (Greg) of Burlington, Ill., Michael Lincoln (Michelle) of Bethel, Mo., and David McIlrath (Kathie) of West Branch, Iowa; nine great-nieces and -nephew; 14 great-great-nieces and -nephews; six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Verlene is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth; parents Lloyd and Ruth Lincoln; brothers Lloyd and Wilbur “Abe” Lincoln; sister Lela Lincoln; stepchildren Laura Lou Taylor and Kenton Dee Herman; brother and sister-in-laws, Donald Frank, George McIlrath, Alice Lincoln and Esther Lincoln; nephew and great-nephew Miran and Mark Kling; and grandson George Allen.
Verlene’s family would like to thank Crestview Specialty Care for their love and wonderful care over the last six years. Also, thank you to Iowa City Hospice for their care over the last three months.
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