Herman Titus Lammers 1913-2005
West Union, Iowa, February 1940
Herman Titus Lammers, son of Gerhard and Josephine
(Schroder) Lammers was born July 3, 1913 at Breda, Iowa. He attended
country school near Breda.
On February 6, 1940 Herman was united in marriage
to Henrietta Kleespies in Sioux City, IA. Herman worked as a truck
driver hauling livestock. He served his county with the United States
Navy from September of 1943 to December of 1945. Herman and Henrietta
owned a restaurant in Breda until Henrietta's death on October 6,
1975.
Herman married Genevieve [Nieland] Whitcher on October
16, 1979 at Holy Name Catholic Church in West Union. He was a member
of Holy Name Church and enjoyed fishing, bowling, playing cards
and golfing.
Herman's death occurred May 15, 2005 at Allen Hospital
in Waterloo, Iowa from complications following hip surgery. He was
preceded in death by his first wife, Henrietta; his parents; nice
brothers and one sister.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife,
Genevieve; his step daughter, JoAnn (Earl) Moss of West Union; his
step-son, Allen Whitcher of West Union four step-grandchildren,
Craig and Pam Moss of Summer, Christopher and Laurie Moss of West
Union, Rhonda and Chad Oakland of Hawkeye and Robert Whitcher of
Waterloo; four step-great grandchildren, Mallory, Nelson and Cassandra
Jo Moss, Sylvia Oakland, and nieces and nephews.
(from the Burnham-Wood Funeral Home funeral
card)
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