Bob Herkness Obituary
At the request of Mr. Herkness he desired to be cremated and that was performed at the Cumberland Family Services in Algood with no future services planned.
A native of Garden City in Wayne County, Michigan, he was born Robert Joseph Herkness on August 5, 1943 and was the son of the late Joseph M. Herkness who died June 21, 2001 at the age of 79 and Elenaor Bushyhead Herkness who died June 16, 1999 at the age of 80.
Mr. Herkness was preceded in death by his wife, Earllin Sharon Sortner Herkness.
He was a 1961 graduate of Garden City High School.
In 2002 Mr. Herkness retired from a management position from the Ford Motor Company in Detroit with over thirty years of service.
He was a communicant of the Catholic Church.
In 2012 he relocated from Alger, Michigan to the Sykes Community to be near his daughter's farm.
Surviving is his daughter, Kris Swartzentrover of the Sykes Community; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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