Almeda T. Herrman (Hartville) 's Obituary
Almeda Theresa (Wolf) Herrman was born on July 31, 1927, in Schoenchen, Kansas, to George and Marie Eva (Sauer) Wolf. She departed this life at the age of 86 surrounded by loved ones, on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Hartville, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Alvin Francis Herrman on June 18, 1947. To this union were born Adele Marie Schmittzehe (Frank), Arvella Rose King, and Armin James Herrman (Linda). Almeda was preceded in death by her parents, one brother (Marcellus Wolf), her husband, and one son in law, Arlo King. She is survived by two sisters, a half-brother, her three children, a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law, eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, as well as a host of cousins, nieces and nephews.
Almeda grew up in La Crosse, Kansas, graduating from St. John’s Academy in Wichita, Kansas, in 1945. During school, she pursued her talents in music, playing French horn in the school band. After graduation, she helped her father in the home and his restaurant and service station business following her mother’s passing in 1944.
Almeda and Alvin farmed for 15 years outside of Utica, Kansas. In 1963, they moved to Hartville, Missouri. When the children were younger, Almeda was active in the local school system, serving on the school board, in the PTA, and as a room mother. After Alvin became disabled and the children were in high school, Almeda began a career as a personnel clerk for the US Army in 1966, retiring in 1995, completing 29 years in civil service. Almeda received many, many commendations for her dedication, productivity, and excellence of her work. She was respected throughout the Army for her knowledge of personnel policies and procedures.
Almeda devoted much of her free time to the Catholic parishes where she worshipped. She taught various grades of Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) [Sunday school] for 30 years, and was especially involved with teaching First Communion classes. She also served as a parish Sacristan for over 30 years, and found a spiritual home at St. Theresa parish in Dixon, Missouri.
Almeda loved her family and enjoyed doing the special things that made them happy. She loved music and art, passing her considerable talents on to her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed many happy hours with her husband encouraging his hobby of collecting antiques, which led to a private museum housed in their backyard in Dixon, Missouri, where the couple moved in 1975. Almeda also had a lifelong project of helping the elderly, donating her time to her father-in-law and nursing homes in Kansas and to the elderly in the local community.
Memorials can be made to Hartville Care Center Activities Fund, or Wounded Warriors Fund, and left at the funeral home.
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