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Obituary for Herman


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday July 14, 1998

Milton Joseph Herman, Sr., 91, died Friday July 10, 1998, in an Albuquerque hospital. Mr. Herman, a nine year resident of Albuquerque arrived in this state in 1914 and lived in Las Vegas, NM for 75 years. He married Stella A. Groth on September 17, 1928, and together they raised four children. Stella preceded Milton in death in May of 1993. Milton is survived by two daughters, Norma J. McDade, and Marilyn A. Reed; and two sons, Milton J. Herman, Jr., and Ronald W. Herman; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Milton was raised by the Goke and Fontain families and was a member of the first graduating class from Immaculate Conception High School. His early employers included Werley's Auto, Groth's Grocery Store, and Gross, Kelly and Company. Later he worked for the New York Life Insurance Company and Laubman Oil Company. He spent many hours playing the NMHU Golf Course and finished his last game at the age of 89. He also fished New Mexico's lakes and streams. A Memorial Mass will be held at Saint Bernadette's Church on Tuesday, July 21 at 9:00 a.m. A Memorial Service will be held in Las Vegas in September and the cremains of Stella and Milton will be interred there in Mount Calvary Cemetery.


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