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| Memorial Tribute to Leland Herman |
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| Friday, 18 July 2008 | |
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Memorial Tribute
On July 2nd, 2008 The Wayne County Fair and Agricultural Society had a loss of one of their longest standing Board Members and Fair Supporters. Leland Herman passed away at Providence Medical Center at the age of 85.
Leland was on the Wayne County Fair
board for 54 years and president for 23. Leland's contribution to the Fair has been an invaluable part of it's evolution through the years.
Leland
W. Herman was born on his family farm northeast of Wayne on Nov. 13,
1922, the third generation to live on the farm called Hervale .He had a lifelong love for his Polled Herefords, agriculture, 4-H, youth activities, Wayne County Fair and the conservative side of politics. He was a longtime member and chairman of the board of the American Polled Hereford Association in 1975. He exhibited the grand champion steer in both 1940 and 1941 at Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha. He showed cattle nationally as well as in 41 states. Leland helped organize the Wayne County Farm Bureau and was its president for seven years. He was a member of Masonic Lodge of Wayne since 1945. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter J. Herman and Julia Lundahl Herman, and sister, Twila Claybaugh. He is survived by a nephew and niece, William J. and Julie Ann Claybaugh of Carroll, and brother-in-law Joseph W. Claybaugh of Wayne.
Our condolonces to the family of Leland Herman and to all of individual lives he has touched in his 85 years.
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