Herman Henrichs

GLENDIVE, MONTANA: Herman Henrichs, age 85, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2010 at the Glendive Medical Center in Glendive. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 21, 2010 in the Chapel of the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. A Memory Service for family and friends will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 21, 2010 in the Chapel of the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, January 22, 2010 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Glendive with Pastor James Hageman officiating. Interment with military honors will be in the Dawson County Cemetery in Glendive. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements. Herman was born on February 15, 1924 in Ellsworth, Minnesota, the son of Charles and Sena (Wiertzema) Henrichs. After Herman attended a couple of years of school in Ellsworth the family moved to Kenny, Minnesota for approximately four years. They lived on a farm between Everdale, Minnesota and Breckenridge before moving to a farm between Breckenridge and Doran, Minnesota. While growing up on the farm Herman and his brothers helped their dad with the farm work. He attended school in Doran until the eighth grade. Herman and his brother Art worked at a cannery in Seattle canning peas before joining the United States Navy in 1944. Herman married Hilda Rinnels on March 26, 1946 in Breckenridge, while home on leave from the military. After Herman's honorable discharge from the Navy, also in 1946, the couple moved to Appleton, Minnesota where he worked at an implement dealer fixing tractors and trucks. When the couple moved back to Breckenridge he worked at Kucher Motors, before opening the Skelly Gas Station, which he owned and operated for 16 ½ years. Herman purchased grain trucks and did grain hauling before moving to Billings, Montana in 1970. After moving to Montana, he worked road construction for Holland Construction. For the next two years he worked for Kenmere Trucks. In 1974, Herman opened the Big Rig Truck and Trailer repair, which he operated for seven years. Herman sold the repair shop and went to work for HF Johnson. While working for Johnson & Johnson, he and two of his sons formed a trucking corporation which contracted to haul road oil. Herman retired from trucking at the age of 62. Herman moved to the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive in December 2009 where he had resided until the time of his death. Herman was a member of the Eagles Club. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Hilda in 2003; three brothers, Hank, Art and Earl. Survivors include, three daughters, Val Jean Leatherwood of Roseville, California, Dianne (Wayne) Mindt of Glendive, Dawn Saksa of Billings, five sons, Lloyd Henrichs of Rio Linda, California, Dale (Sandy) Henrichs of Glendive, Les (Lana) Henrichs and Rick Henrichs both of Billings and Dan Henrichs of Huntley, Montana; fifteen grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; five sisters, Sally Martin of Billings, June Erickson of Glenwood, Minnesota, Marian (John) Fagon of Mesquite, Nevada, Judy (Mike) Urbatsch of Gillette, Wyoming, Eunice (Harold) Thorson of Milnor, North Dakota; one brother, Dick Henrichs of Miles City, Montana and numerous nieces and nephews. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at:www.silvernale-silhafuneralhome.com

Herman Henrichs

February 15, 1924 - January 22, 2010

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Herman Henrichs

February 15, 1924 - January 22, 2010

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