Pauline M. Herman

Pauline M. Herman, age 79, of Edon, Ohio, died at 1:37 a.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at Defiance In-patient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio, after a five-month battle with cancer. Mrs. Herman was a 1947 graduate of Edon High School. She and her husband owned and operated Herman’s Store in Edon, Ohio from 1962-1977 and she later worked for Dr. Burns Chiropractic in Edon. She was a member of the Edon Church of Christ. Pauline M. Herman was born on July 11, 1929, in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of Irvin and Clela (Bauer) Fox. She married William Herman, Jr. on June 27, 1948, in Edon, Ohio, and he survives. Surviving in addition to her husband are her children, Doug (Irene) Herman, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Kathy Sanders, of Edgerton, Ohio, Jim (Karyn) Herman, of South Lyon, Michigan, and Kay (Jerry) Thiel, of Fremont, Indiana, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, her twin, Willene (Mel) Held and Annabelle Martin, both of Bryan, Ohio. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Carmen and Donald Fox, two sisters, Ruth Walz and Mary McClellan, and one great-grandson. Services for Pauline M. Herman will be on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. in the Edon Church of Christ, Edon, Ohio, with David LaDuke, Minister and Daniel Gallagher, Minister, officiating. Interment will follow in Edon Cemetery, Edon, Ohio. Visitation will be in the Krill Funeral Home, Edon, Ohio, from 3:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2009. Memorials in the name of Pauline M. Herman may given to Defiance In-patient Hospice Center or Edon Church of Christ.