Audrey O. Herbst

Audrey O. Herbst of Arlington Heights Visitation for Audrey O. Herbst will be from 10 am. until the time of the funeral service at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 111 W. Olive St., Arlington Heights, IL 60004. Interment will be in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Mequon, Wis. at a later date. Born March 5, 1924, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Elswerth and Hilda (nee Brunner) Lucht, she died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, at Northwest Community Healthcare Center in Arlington Heights. Mrs. Herbst was a homemaker and former bookkeeper for her husband's company, the Ed Herbst Co. Her survivors include her husband of 60 years, Ed Herbst, whom she married Feb. 7, 1948; her children, Kathleen Herbst of Milwaukee, Thomas E. (Susan) Herbst of Wauconda, Janice L. Herbst and Linda Herbst, both of Arlington Heights; her grandson, Robin (Jessica) Schnake; her great-grandchildren, Kylan and Alaina; and her sister, Joyce Gumm. Audrey was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother-in-law, Howard Gumm. The family requests to please omit flowers, memorials to St. Peter Lutheran Church or a favorite charity are appreciated. For information and condolences, the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., Arlington Heights, www.GlueckertFH.com or 847-253-0168.