Memorial
Bill “Herk” Herkelman, 77, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, July 24, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Faith Lutheran Church 155 Boyson Rd, Marion, IA 52302 . A visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2015 at Faith Lutheran Church. Burial: 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Pine Hill Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Kristine Herkelman of Cedar Rapids; two sons, Stan (Dawn) Herkelman of Cedar Rapids, Dan (Becky) Herkelman of Peoria, IL; four grandchildren, Andrew, Nathan, Erin, and Sammy Herkelman; father, La Verne “Buster” Herkelman of Maquoketa; two brothers, Terre (Judy) Herkelman of Las Vegas, NV, Earl “Dude” (Jo) Galloway of Lost Nation; brothers and sisters-in-law, Al and Ruth Albers, and Donna Herkelman.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Eva; and his wife of forty-two years, Adena.
Bill was born March 30, 1938, the son of La Verne and Eva (Hamilton) Herkelman. He graduated from Elwood High School, and played college basketball at Iowa Teacher’s College (UNI). On August 21, 1960, he was married to Adena Schmidt. She passed away in 2003. Bill was a math teacher and coached baseball, basketball, and football throughout his fifty-two year career, spending his last forty-five years at Kennedy High School. He often spent his time tutoring math for many students. On December, 17, 2011 he married Kristine Parkhurst. Bill was a big sports fan. His two passions in life were his grandchildren and sports. His favorite teams were the Iowa Hawkeyes, Chicago Bears, and the St. Louis Cardinals. Bill was a charter member of Faith Lutheran Church for the past thirty-six years, where he also served as an usher.
In lieu of flowers, memorials will be directed to charities meaningful to Bill.