Obit: Herdt, Alex W. (1924 - 2006)

Transcribed by: Crystal Wendt

Surnames: Herdt, Reichert, Gundrum, Thomas, pocain, Farmier, Klebenow, Tushinski, Plautz, Hintz, Mootz, Fisher, Meyer

---Source: Merrill Foto News (Merrill, Lincoln Co., Wis.) Wednesday, 15 Mar. 2006; page 10

---Herdt, Alex W. (13 Jan. 1924 - 11 March 2006)

Alex W. Herdt, 82, of Kewaskum, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2006, at the Kathy Hospice in the town of Polk.

Alex was born Jan. 13, 1924, in Merrill, son of the late John and Mary Reichert Herdt.

Alex was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from January 1941 to April 1942 and he then served in the U. S. Navy - Armed Guard during World War II from March 1943 to February 1946. In 1957 he moved to West Bend and in 1958 began working at the Gehl Company where he was a machinist for 28 years until retiring on April 1, 1986. He was a member of Pilgrim Ev. Lutheran Church in West Bend and the Robert G. Romaine American Legion Post #384 in Kewaskum.

He is survived by his children James (Dawn) Herdt, Jolene (Joseph) Gundrum and Jay Herdt, all of West Bend; grandchildren Natasha (Pete) Thomas, Kotina (John) Pocain, Nicole Herdt and Joshua (Jacinda) Farmier; and nine great-grandchildren. Also surviving are sisters Lydia Klebenow, Atlanta, Ga.; Esther Tushinski and Pauline (Wilbert) Plautz; both of Merrill; brothers Herman (Frieda) Imperial Beach, Calif.; Edward (Shirley), Fond du Lac; Ray (Betty), Albert (Dawn) and Ervin, all of Merrill; and Paul (Joanne), Belfair, Wash.; 53 nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by brothers Ben and John and sisters Marie Hintz and Molly Mootz.

Funeral services were Wednesday, March 15, at Pilgrim Ev. Lutheran Church, West Bend. Rev. Joseph Fisher and Rev. David Meyer officiated. Burial was in Washington County Memorial Park, West Bend. Memorials to the American Cancer Society are appreciated. Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service, West Bend, assisted the family. Online guest book and condolences may be found at www.myrhum-patten.com. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the Kathy Hospice staff for the wonderful, loving care given to Alex.

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