Obituary Record

Amy Coreen Herman
Died on 2/14/1999
Buried in Blair Cemetery

#1 Amy Herman, 17, of Blair, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, in an automobile accident south of Blair.

Services were Wednesday, Feb. 17, at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church.

Burial was in Blair Cemetery.

Amy was a senior at Blair High School. A member of the national honor society, Amy was selected for the rotary student of the month.

She spent four years in the high school choir and three years in the Girls’ Ensemble, “Sophisticated Ladies.”

She was secretary of her speech team after two years of participation and also participated in drama club for four years, during which time she advanced from drama club officer her junior year to drama club president her senior year.

A talented performer, Amy received an Outstanding Actress Award for a one-act play.

She performed in numerous plays and musicals and was well-known for her role as “Buttercup” in the Blair Community Theater’s production of “H.M.S. Pinafore” when she was in the eighth grade.

She was in the process of directing her high school musical “The Wiz.”

Amy played summer softball; and she was a student manager for the girls’ soccer team her freshman and sophomore years, earning a letter.

She also taught Sunday School at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church.

She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Jerri and Curt Pederson of Blair; father and stepmother, Pat and Vicky Herman of Blair; brothers and sisters, Rachel Herman, Ryan Herman, Katelyn Pederson, Michaela Herman and Charissa Baker; grandparents, Charles and Helen Herman of Missouri Valley, Iowa, and Robert (Red) and Myra Jensen of Blair; great-grandmother, Dorothy Olsen of Carter Lake, Iowa; great-grandparents, Lyle and Charlotte Eble of South Sioux City and godparents, Bill Herman and Kristine Richt.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Amy Herman, 17, of Blair, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, in an automobile accident south of Blair. Services were Wednesday, Feb. 17, at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church. Burial was in Blair Cemetery. Amy was a senior at Blair High School. A member of the national honor society, Amy was selected for the rotary student of the month.

She spent four years in the high school choir and three years in the Girls' Ensemble, "Sophisticated Ladies."

She was secretary of her speech team after two years of participation and also participated in drama club for four years, during which time she advanced from drama club officer her junior year to drama club president her senior year.

A talented performer, Amy received an Outstanding Actress Award for a one-act play.

She performed in numerous plays and musicals and was well-known for her role as "Buttercup" in the Blair Community Theater's production of "H.M.S. Pinafore" when she was in the eighth grade.

She was in the process of directing her high school musical "The Wiz."

Amy played summer softball; and she was a student manager for the girls' soccer team her freshman and sophomore years, earning a letter.

She also taught Sunday School at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church.

She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Jerri and Curt Pederson of Blair; father and stepmother, Pat and Vicky Herman of Blair; brothers and sisters, Rachel Herman, Ryan Herman, Katelyn Pederson, Michaela Herman and Charissa Baker; grandparents, Charles and Helen Herman of Missouri Valley, Iowa, and Robert (Red) and Myra Jensen of Blair; great-grandmother, Dorothy Olsen of Carter Lake, Iowa; great-grandparents, Lyle and Charlotte Eble of South Sioux City and godparents, Bill Herman and Kristine Richt.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

#2 Funeral leaflet

In Loving Memory of Amy Coreen Herman

Born July 12, 1981 Blair, Nebraska ~ Died February 14, 1999 Blair, Nebraska

Mass of Christian Burials 10am Wednesday, February 17, 1999 St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church, Blair, Nebraska. Celebrants: Father Hugh Schwartz, Father Mark McKercher, Deacon James Herman. Music provided by St. Francis Guitar Group. Musical Selections: "On Eagle's Wings", "Be Not Afraid", "Here I Am Lord", "Only A Shadow", "Come and Journey With Me", "You Are Mine"

Casketbearers: Bill Herman, Mark Herman, Marty Herman, Matt Graber, Greg McIntosh, George Olsen

Graveside Services: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

Arrangements by Campbell-Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska

~~~obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~

Find A Grave Memorial# 115078368

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