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Thelma Margaret Francis Herman

19 Feb 1927 – 14 Oct 2018

Birth19 Feb 1927
Death14 Oct 2018
CemeteryBureau Cemetery
Clarks , Merrick County , Nebraska , USA
Added byBeth Sparrow on 08 May 2021
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194011442

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CENTRAL CITY — Thelma Margaret Herman, 91, of Central City died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, at Merrick Medical Center in Central City. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in Clarks. Burial will be in the Bureau Cemetery by Pierce Chapel. Solt-Wagner Funeral Home in Central City is in charge of the arrangements. Thelma was born on Feb. 19, 1927, to William and Mabel (Turner) Francis in Norwich, England. Thelma grew up in Norwich and attended school there. She met Robert Herman at a dance in 1943, as he was stationed in the military during World War II. The couple married Jan. 6, 1945. The couple then moved back to the family farm near Clarks when Bob was discharged from the service in September 1945. Thelma became very busy as the couple began what turned out to be a very large family. She also worked as a cook at Clarks School for more than 30 years. Thelma was a member of the Clarks United Methodist Church. She was a volunteer at the Central City Senior Center and Litzenberg Long Term Care. She was very talented when it came to crocheting, sewing and needlepoint; she even won “Best in County” for a towel she made this last summer. She is survived by six sons and five-daughers-in-law, David and Gayle Herman of Las Vegas, Nev., Ron and Tricia Herman of Lincoln, Ric and Vicki Herman of Clarks, Mike and Laura Herman of Kearney, Larry Herman of Phoenix, Ariz,, and Brian and Angie Herman of Fullerton; two daughters and a son-in-law, Diane McCoy of Gothenburg and Beverly and Mark Hansen of Lincoln; one sister, Doreen Campbell of Norwich, England; 20 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Gerald Jindra of Central City. Thelma was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert; one daughter, Margaret “Peggy” Barnes; one grandson, Christopher Swanson; and a brother-in-law, Ian Campbell.

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