Herber, William 'Bill' Leo

William “Bill” Leo Herber, 86, of 3913 Summerfield Lane NE, Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, in his home. Graveside inurnment service, with military honors: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wilcox Cemetery, Viola, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include his daughters, Tonya (Jaclyn Anderson) Kehoe-Anderson of Iowa City and Lisa (Joe) Dalziel of Hiawatha; grandchildren, Cruse, Riley and Sydney Aarhus and Andrew William Kehoe; former wife, Loretta Herber; and four sisters, Janell Jeagers of Buffalo, Ill., Darlene Cullinane of Oak Forest, Ill., Jean Campise of Buffalo Grove, Ill., and Carol Lawrence of Lawrenceville, Ga.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents and three siblings, Jack Herber, Mary Cressy, and Jerry Schneider.

Born May 10, 1925, in Dubuque, Iowa, Bill was the son of John and Birdeva “Birdie” (Milligan) Herber. Bill was a World War II veteran who served in the Navy mainly on the USS Fullam DD-474.

His career spanned many fields, including a barber, police officer and inspector for FMC Link Belt Speeder before retiring from the Rock Island Arsenal.

A true outdoorsman, Bill was an expert marksman, fly fisherman and hunter. He was also a proud member of Disabled American Veterans.

Donations may be made in Bill's memory to Disabled American Veterans.

Please sign the online guest book for Bill at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published March 7, 2012 in The Gazette