Leo LeRoy Herrman Sr., 72, died Sept. 13, 2015, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born May 16, 1943, in Great Bend, he was the son of Wendelin and Dorothy (Herl) Herrman. On Dec. 18, 1987, he married Ramey Smith in Great Bend. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, he was a policeman for the Great Bend Police Department and then was maintenance supervisor for Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center and Woodhaven Care Center in Ellinwood.
Mr. Herrman was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a member of member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend.
Survivors include his wife, Ramey Herrman, of the home; five sons, Leo L. Herrman Jr., John D. Herrman, Michael L. Herrman and his wife Melissa and Halen M. Herrman, all of Great Bend, and Andrew J. Herrman and his wife Michelle of Odessa, Texas; five daughters, Karen Halloway and her husband Mike of Holt Summit, Mo., Donna Smith, Sonia Amerine and Connie Smith, all of Great Bend, and Kim McLemore and her husband Jason of Medicine Lodge; 26 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Hilbert Herrman, Linus Herrman, Wendelin Herrman, Jr. and Thomas Herrman; and five sisters, Leota Sittingdown, Theresa Schartz, Leona Yarmer, Viola Marie Schartz and Rosaline Herren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Hilbert Herrman, Linus Herrman, Wendelin Herrman, Jr. and Thomas Herrman; and five sisters, Leota Sittingdown, Theresa Schartz, Leona Yarmer, Viola Marie Schartz and Rosaline Herren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend. Cremation has taken place and private family inurnment will be at a later date. Memorials are requested to the Leo Herrman Funeral Expense Fund, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
                      
Funeral arrangements provided by    
Bryant Funeral Home*         
1425 Patton Road       
Great Bend, KS.  67530
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Sept. 15, 2014