Richard Ralph "Dick" Hermening

Funeral services for Richard Ralph "Dick" Hermening age 66 will be Friday evening at 8 p.m. at Reeds Chapel with Ronnie Hayes officiating. Cremation will follow. Mr. Hermening formerly of Milwaukee died Monday evening in Lexington. He was born September 7 1938 in Milwaukee WI. He was employed by Louis Allis Magnetek for 20 years prior to a job transfer to Lexington in 1989. He worked as materials manager for A.O. Smith until his retirement in 2001. He enjoyed playing and watching many sports including softball bowling and golf. Many weeknight evenings found him at the kitchen table helping his granddaughters with their homework. Even after his relocation to Tennessee he closely followed his boyhood professional sports teams from Wisconsin including the Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Bucks. He was also a Tennessee Titan Fan. He is survived by his beloved wife of 30 years Pauline; five sons Kevin Wendy Hermening of Mosinee WI Kelly Kyongae Hermening of Middleburg FL Chris Hermening of Las Vegan NV Donald Richter of Lexington TN Dan Richter of Cudahy WI; three daughters Laure Paul Stanszewsky of Wind Lake WI Amy Paul Conway of Milwaukee WI and Doreen Richter of Lexington TN; three sisters Donna Zenisek of Sussex WI Beverly Jim Pettit of Milwaukee WI Nancy Larry Maloney of Wauwatosa WI; two brothers Joe Hermening of Milwaukee WI and Jim Hermening of Pell Lake WI; step-parents Herbie Laudon and Gwen Hermening of Milwaukee WI 13 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Elmer Hermening and Esther Laudon. Visitation with the Hermening family will be Friday August 26 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Reeds Chapel. Reeds Chapel 731-968-3643