William C. Herrmann

May 20, 1930 - December 31, 2014

U.S. Veteran

Service Date: January 5, 2015

Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 5, 2015 beginning with a prayer service at 9:15 a.m. at the Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 2224 45th Street. Interment with full military honors will take place on Wednesday, January 7th at 9:00 a.m. in Southern Wisconsin Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, Union Grove.

William C. Herrmann, age 84 of Kenosha passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at his home.

Born in Kenosha on May 20, 1930, he was the son of the late Clemence M. and Rosalia (Meissner) Herrmann.

Bill attended local schools and received a full scholarship from Jockey International (Cooper’s) to attend North Carolina State University, from which he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Textile Engineering.

He proudly served our country during the Korean Conflict in the US Army as a 1^st Lieutenant in the Quarter Master Corps. Service to his country was considered one of his greatest lifetime honors.

On July 24, 1954, at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii Catholic Church, Bill was united in marriage to Ruth E. Pellegrino .This past summer, they joyfully celebrated their 60^th wedding anniversary.

He was a career-long, loyal employee of Jockey International for 40 years, retiring as Senior Vice-President of Advertising and Sales Promotion in 1989.

Bill was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and Holy Name Society, as well as the Italian-American Society.

He will be lovingly remembered by his “bride”, Ruth; his five children, Gregg (Carolyn ) Herrmann, Ginny (Bill) Brydges, Sue (Robin) Debe, Katie (Ken) Hagen, and Ruthann (David) Alfredson; his grandchildren, Joseph (Jennifer) Brydges, Natalle (Matthew) Dreifke, Alex Hagen, Oliver Debe, Jordan (Garrett Gilbertson) Hagen, as well as Emily, Kate, and Sophie Herrmann and Hannah, Abbey, and Max Alfredson. He is further survived by his two sisters, Rosemary Ridolfi and Ann (George) Mich and two sisters-in-law, Mary Jane Lippert and Joyce (Richard) Nicolazzi. He will also be missed by many nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.

Along with his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his brothers; Eugene and Harold (Betty) Herrmann and brothers-in-law, Harold Lippert and August Ridolfi.

His final wish for you is to “Keep it simple”.