Herbert J. "Joe" Herget, 80, of Brookston, passed away at 11:50 p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Laurels of Dekalb in Butler, IN.
He was born May 23, 1938 in Coffin, Illinois to the late Herbert T. and Bonnie K. (McMurry) Herget. He was a graduate of Brookston High School and served in the National Guard.
Joe worked at Peerless Wire until its closing. He then went to work at Ready Mix of Lafayette. In 1982 he moved to Florida and became on owner/operator truck driver.
He ended his working days as a truck mechanic for Air Liquide in Florida. Joe was very talented; he was known to be able to fix anything. He was always working on something, especially the cars of his children. He made friends everywhere he went.
He was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all.
Surviving are his children, Troy (Josie) Herget of Brookston, Brett Herget of Crawfordsville, and Shannon (Rich) Leming of Lafayette; grandchildren, Trevor Leming, Tanner Leming, Katie Herget, and Kyle Herget; sisters, Rosemary (Les) Howard of Fort Wayne, Angela Haselton of Battle Ground; and brother Steve (Deb) Herget of Brookston.
Preceding him in death with his parents is a son Jeff Herget, and brothers, Ted, Bob, and Greg Herget.
The family would like to thank the staff at the Laurels of Dekalb, Butler Indiana, and the staff of Heartland Hospice Care, Fort Wayne Indiana for the love and support they gave Joe and his family while in their care.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Joes name to: Laurels of Dekalb 520 west Liberty Street Butler IN 46721
A private family graveside service will be held at a later date at the Brookston I.O.O.F Cemetery.
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