Herbert E. Huseth

Herbert (Herb) E. Huseth, age 84, died at Stormont Vail Health Care on Dec. 18, 2011. Herb was born in a farmhouse near the village of Dallas, Wisconsin on August 24, 1927, to his parents, Gustav and Clara Huseth. He married Mary Evangeline Manny on August 4, 1951. She and eight children survive. Their children are Diette (Bailey) and husband Morgan of Topeka; Gregory and his wife Nila of Topeka; Gustav and his wife Terri of Shawnee; Timothy of Chicago; Susan (Cooley) and husband John of Lenexa; Joseph of Overland Park; Sergeant First Class Mark, in the US Army Soldiers' Chorus, Washington, DC; and Mary Ann (Penrose) and husband Jeffrey of Kansas City. Ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. Herb was especially proud of his children and that they all were college graduates. Herb has one brother who survives, Odin and his wife Maxine of Cameron, Wisconsin. Five brothers preceeded Herb in death; George, Clifford, Raymond, Vernon and Dewey. Herb graduated from Spooner High School, Spooner,Wisconsin in 1946. He shortly thereafter joined the US Army. He retired from the Army in 1966, after twenty years of service and numerous Tours of Duty. After retirement, he became a military instructor at St. Joseph's Military Academy of Hays, Kansas and was later employed with Federal Civil Service Commission, as a civilian working with Army Reserve Units in Kansas. He retired from FCS in 1990. Herb worked for Dillon's grocery store for a number of years after that as a part time employee. Herb was an avid golfer. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was a volunteer at Cotton-O’Neil Heart Center in the Rehabilitation department. He was an usher at Most Pure Heart of Mary Church and a volunteer pallbearer. A parish rosary will be prayed at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Kevin Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Rd, Topeka KS 66614, where family will greet friends until 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at Most Pure Heart of Mary Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Most Pure Heart of Mary Church, 1700 Stone,Topeka, Kansas.

Herbert E. Huseth

August 24, 1927 - December 22, 2011