Margaret J. Hermann

Margaret J. Hermann - 1916-2006

Margaret J. Hermann, 89, died May 17 at Platte County Memorial Nursing Home in Wheatland.

Margaret was born Aug. 20, 1916, in Meriden, the daughter of Rachel (Dunn) and David Stevens. She was reared and educated in the Meriden area.

In June 1951, she married Kenneth F. Hermann in Kimball, Neb. The couple resided in Chugwater and Carpenter where Ken worked as a farmer and rancher before moving to Wheatland in 1971.

Margaret enjoyed animals, was an ever-ready babysitter for many people, and always had the coffeepot on.

Survivors include two sons, Ed Lanning and Thomas Hermann both of Wheatland; two sisters, Vera Lyons of Burns, and Alice Seivers of Cheyenne; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth on Feb. 11, 2002; two sons, Bob Lanning in 1969 and Charles William "Chuck" Hermann on March 27, 1997; two brothers, George "Pete" Stevens and Leland Stevens; and three grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers will be Russell Wedemeyer, Marvin Fuller, Tim Cheser, George Woolsey, Bill Kernan, and John Burns.

A graveside service and interment will be 2 p.m. Monday in the Wheatland Cemetery at Wheatland with Pastor Andy Gudahl of the First Christian Church officiating.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Gorman Funeral Homes - Platte Chapel.

Friends may contribute to a charity of choice.