Hertel, Henry E.

Henry E. Hertel, 91, of South Amana, died Friday, June 3, 2011, at Marengo Memorial Hospital, Marengo. Funeral services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, at Middle Amana Community Church, Middle Amana, with Elder Harold W. Pitz officiating. Burial, with military honors, will be in South Amana Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Middle Amana Community Church. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, is in charge of arrangements.

Henry is survived by his wife, Helen of Colonial Manor in Middle; a son, Larry W. Hertel of South Amana; a daughter, Lynda H. Flaherty (Brian) of South Lake, Texas; two grandchildren, Kellie and B. Kyle Flaherty; and a brother, Ronald Hertel of Iowa City.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Billy.

Henry Emil Hertel was born March 27, 1920, in South Amana, Iowa, the son of William F. and Helen (Shoup) Hertel. He received his education in the Middle Amana School. Henry served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945, serving in the China Burma India Theatre during World War II. He married Helen Berger on Nov. 10, 1948, in Cedar Rapids. Henry began his employment with Amana Refrigeration, working there for two years. He then worked at the Shell Station in Marengo. In 1953, he became manager and operator of the Phillips 66 Station in Homestead, retiring in 1989 after 36 years.

Henry was a member of the Amana Church Society, Masonic Hope Lodge 175, and the El Kahir Shrine, Cedar Rapids, as a member of the color guard.

Memorials may be contributed to the El Kahir Shrine, Cedar Rapids, or the Amana Church Society.

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