Funeral arrangements for Michael D. Herman will be held Dec. 11, at Hixson-Klein Funeral Home in Gower, Iowa. Memorial services are at 7 p.m. Visitation is at 9 p.m.
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Michael D. Herman, 73, Gower, formerly of Boone, Iowa, died Nov. 29, 2014, at his home.
He was born on Feb. 22, 1941, to John Carl and Phyllis Meldrid (Day) Herman in Boone, Iowa. Mike grew up in Boone and graduated from Boone High School. He attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., and the University of Iowa. Mike then served his country in the Army for three years and was honorably discharged in Vietnam where he remained and arranged entertainment venues for the troops.
After returning to the states, Mike managed an employment agency in West Virginia, and was a shoe salesman in the area. He met and married his wife, Karen Herman and they made their home in West Virginia; they divorced two years later. He moved to Tonapah, Nev., where he managed a Ford Dealership. Mike later returned to Boone, Iowa, where he cared for his parents. At that time he attended auctioneer school. After his parents’ death he was a full time auctioneer. For the last 20 years, he worked with Eddie Pickett Auction Service.
Mike was a member of the National Auctioneer Association since 1989 and the Iowa Auctioneer Association and served on the board in various capacities. He taught at the Worldwide College of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa. He was also a member of the Missouri Professional Auctioneer Association and a licensed real estate broker in Missouri. Mike volunteered as an auctioneer at the Arrowhead Ranch in the quad cities, which benefitted troubled youth.
He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Boone, Iowa, and served as President of the Board.
Mike is survived by his brother, Jack Herman and wife, Joby, Colville, Wash.; sister, Carolyn Spillers, whom resided with Mike for the last year; six nieces and nephews, other relatives and special friends Pam McIntyre and Kelly and Aimee Andrews.