Vernon Carl Hersman Poppy's Brother, G'Pa Jud's Son
August 4, 1921 - March 31, 1997
Vernon Hersman, 75, of West Branch, died Monday, March 31, 1997, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness from heart disease and diabetes.
Mr. Hersman has requested no services. His body was cremated. A memorial fund has been established for Mercy Home Health Care. George L. Gay Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Hersman was born August 4, 1921, at Albia, son of Jud and Edith Morgan Hersman.
He Graduated from Albia High School in 1939 and attended the Kansas City Art Institute for three years. He was a student in Advertising design and commercial drafting.
Mr. Hersman married Betty Ellen Stevenson at Unionville, Mo. On October 5, 1942.
In 1942 he enlisted in the Army and was assigned to the Signal Corps as a high speed radio operator aboard the Algonquin, the Army Hospital Ship. He made numerous crossings of the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean area, docking in Tehran, North Africa, Italy, and France. He was made staff sergeant at the Brooklyn Naval Yards upon his final trip in 1945.
After the war he returned to Albia and reopened a music and record department in
the Duncan Book Store. In 1956 he and his family moved to Iowa City, where he worked as manager of the Cook paint and varnish store. In 1962 he joined Wayne Sullivan as a partner in a paint contracting business. He retired in 1983.
He was a member of the Howard Cessna American Legion in Albia and a member of the First Christian Church in Iowa City. He served as a volunteer firefighter in Albia. He belonged to the Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania Genealogy Society. He was a volunteer at the West Branch Heritage Museum for a short time.
Mr. Hersman is survived by his wife of West Branch; a daughter, Gretchen Hersman of West Branch; and two step sisters, Grace Billings, and Kathleen Mitchell both of Albia.
His parents; an infant son, Jeffery Hersman; a brother, John R. Hersman; and his step-mother, Amy Hersman died earlier.
August 4, 1921 - March 31, 1997
Vernon Hersman, 75, of West Branch, died Monday, March 31, 1997, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a lengthy illness from heart disease and diabetes.
Mr. Hersman has requested no services. His body was cremated. A memorial fund has been established for Mercy Home Health Care. George L. Gay Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Hersman was born August 4, 1921, at Albia, son of Jud and Edith Morgan Hersman.
He Graduated from Albia High School in 1939 and attended the Kansas City Art Institute for three years. He was a student in Advertising design and commercial drafting.
Mr. Hersman married Betty Ellen Stevenson at Unionville, Mo. On October 5, 1942.
In 1942 he enlisted in the Army and was assigned to the Signal Corps as a high speed radio operator aboard the Algonquin, the Army Hospital Ship. He made numerous crossings of the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean area, docking in Tehran, North Africa, Italy, and France. He was made staff sergeant at the Brooklyn Naval Yards upon his final trip in 1945.
After the war he returned to Albia and reopened a music and record department in
the Duncan Book Store. In 1956 he and his family moved to Iowa City, where he worked as manager of the Cook paint and varnish store. In 1962 he joined Wayne Sullivan as a partner in a paint contracting business. He retired in 1983.
He was a member of the Howard Cessna American Legion in Albia and a member of the First Christian Church in Iowa City. He served as a volunteer firefighter in Albia. He belonged to the Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania Genealogy Society. He was a volunteer at the West Branch Heritage Museum for a short time.
Mr. Hersman is survived by his wife of West Branch; a daughter, Gretchen Hersman of West Branch; and two step sisters, Grace Billings, and Kathleen Mitchell both of Albia.
His parents; an infant son, Jeffery Hersman; a brother, John R. Hersman; and his step-mother, Amy Hersman died earlier.
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