Vera Lee Herman
August 12, 1928 — September 28, 2014
Vera Lee Herman, 86, of Swisher, Iowa, died Sunday, September 28, 2014, at her home. Services: 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 3, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial Anderson Cemetery, Swisher, Iowa.
Survivors include her daughters, Sharon Harvey and Russ of Shellsburg, Iowa, and Patty Herman and Shelley Marston of Swisher; granddaughter, Aime Heneghan and her special friend Adam King both of Garrison, Iowa; grandson, Corey Heneghan and finance Whitney Roemig both of Vinton; great-grandchildren, Lexxus King of Garrison; one brother, Jim Cline of Swisher; many nieces nephews; and special friend, Barb Johnson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Emil; son, John; brother, Joe; and sisters, Donna, Edna.
Vera was born on August 12, 1928, in Enid, Oklahoma, daughter of Kinze and Ethel (Schoonmaker) Cline. She married Emil Herman on October 22, 1949, he later died in 2007. The couple owned and operated Herman’s Bar on 2nd Street in Swisher, for 19 years, retiring in 1987.Vera enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, sewing, cooking and gardening. She loved her cats and shopping.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Mercy Hospital and the Hospice of Mercy staff.
Memorials may be directed to Swisher American Legion Auxiliary or Hospice of Mercy, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her daughters, Sharon Harvey and Russ of Shellsburg, Iowa, and Patty Herman and Shelley Marston of Swisher; granddaughter, Aime Heneghan and her special friend Adam King both of Garrison, Iowa; grandson, Corey Heneghan and finance Whitney Roemig both of Vinton; great-grandchildren, Lexxus King of Garrison; one brother, Jim Cline of Swisher; many nieces nephews; and special friend, Barb Johnson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Emil; son, John; brother, Joe; and sisters, Donna, Edna.
Vera was born on August 12, 1928, in Enid, Oklahoma, daughter of Kinze and Ethel (Schoonmaker) Cline. She married Emil Herman on October 22, 1949, he later died in 2007. The couple owned and operated Herman’s Bar on 2nd Street in Swisher, for 19 years, retiring in 1987.Vera enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, sewing, cooking and gardening. She loved her cats and shopping.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Mercy Hospital and the Hospice of Mercy staff.
Memorials may be directed to Swisher American Legion Auxiliary or Hospice of Mercy, Cedar Rapids.
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