The Rochester Sentinel 1996 - Fulton County Public Library

Vern Eugene Herrell
June 21, 1925 - Jan. 28, 1996
Vern Eugene HERRELL, 70, New Chester, Wis., died Sunday, Jan. 28, at Nellis Federal
Hospital, Las Vegas, Nev.
He was born in Miami to Floyd and Pearl BAKER HERRELL. He moved with his
family to Rt. 4, Rochester, in 1930. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II
and received the Purple Heart. On Dec. 23, 1945, in Rochester, he married O. Frances
MUTCHLER, who survives. After being discharged from the service in 1946, he and his wife
returned to Rochester and farmed with his father. They moved to Adams County, Wis., in
February 1955, where he farmed.
He was a member of the Snyder Richardson American Legion Post 273, Grand Marsh;
town constable for New Chester; member of the original committee to develop the New Chester
Fire Department and was first fire chief of that departmet; member of the Adams County board of
Planning and Zoning; and a life member of the D.A.V.
Surviving with his wife are three daughters, Lois CHRISTENSEN, Adams, Wis; Karen
GILMORE, Athens, Texas; and Lori WHEELER, Appleton, Wis.; four sons, Larry HERRELL,
Berlin, Wis.; Roger and Tim HERRELL, both of Medford, Wis.; and Tony HERRELL, Oxford,
Wis; thirteen grandchildren; three sisters; and one brother.
Services were held at 10 a.m Saturday, Feb. 3, at Roseberry’s Funeral Home, Friendship,
Wis. Military rites were conducted by the Adams Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6279, American
Legion Red Cloud Post 250 and the American Legion Snyder Richardson Post 273. Burial was in
the Gould Rock Cemetery, Grand Marsh, Wis.
Jack P. Mehring
March 29, 1922 - Feb. 7, 1996
Jack P. MEHRING, 73, Life Care Center, Rochester, died at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday at his
residence.
He was born in Wabash to Harry R. and Edna PALMER MEHRING. On March 12,
1948, in Wabash, he married Dorohy Jean MEHRING, who died on May 6, 1985. He retired from
Wabash Metal Products and was a disc jockey for Radio W.A.Y.T. in Wabash, hostig the swap
shop. He was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Rochester. He had lived in
Rochester since 1992, having come from Wabash.
Surviving are two sons, James E. MEHRING, New Castle; and John D MEHRING,
Rochester; one daughter, Pamela Sue PEDEGO, and six grandchildren.
Private services were held today at Main Street Chapel, Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral
Home, Wabash, with the Rev. John ZAHN officiating. Burial was in the Friends Cemetery,
Wabash.