Herman Hertel
August 14, 1904 - February 28, 1970
Niles Daily Star published Monday March 2, 1970, pg. 2 (from E. Lee)
NILES -- Herman Hertel, 65, of 2705 Creek Road, died at 6:10 a.m. Saturday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, after an illness of two months.
A retired supervisor for Dawn Fresh Mushroom Co., a division of Green Giant Co., Mr. Hertel was born Aug. 14, 1904, in Sarnstal, Germany. He had lived here since 1926, coming from his place of birth. His wife, Gladys, died Dec. 28, 1952.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Edward S. (Frieda Ann) Method of Elkhart and two brothers, Heinrich and Julius, both of Germany.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Halbritter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Theodore Laesch of St. Paul's Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home.