Hermsen, J. Roger b. 8 Feb 1929 Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA d. 11 Sep 2015 Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

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Name	Hermsen, J. Roger
Born	8 Feb 1929	Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA
Gender	Male
Died	11 Sep 2015	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Obituary	16 Sep 2015
Appleton Post Crescent
Hermsen, J. Roger "Rog" Rog passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015 at Brewster Village and is finally at peace after struggling many years with Alzheimer's disease. He was born on February 8, 1929, to Christian and Emily (Herman) Hermsen in Oconto, Wisconsin. He graduated from Oconto High School in 1946 and he then attended St. Norbert College, graduating in 1950. His first job was with Dun and Bradstreet and from there he worked as Human Resources Director at Sentry Insurance in Stevens Point. He left that position to take over as President and CEO of Bayland Telephone Company, an independent telephone company his father founded in 1909; he also was instrumental in the formation of Cellcom. Rog retired in 1992 and on November 27, 1992, he married Mary Carmen (Brewster) Goss, they enjoyed spending the following 19 winters in Destin, Florida, until Rog's illness prevented them from continuing their travels. During football season, they attended all the home games. In their leisure time they spent much of their time at their home on Kelly Lake. Rog is survived by his wife, Mary Carmen and by his two sons and one daughter; Chris (Dave) French, Manitowoc, Roger L. (Kathy) Hermsen, Eau Claire, and Paul (Jennifer) Hermsen, Green Bay, 9 grandchildren; Capt. Bryan (Angela) French, Adam (Lethza) French, Lindsay, Aaron and Natalie Hermsen, and Skye, Colter, Parker Hermsen and Rodney (Melissa) French, four great grandchildren; Eric, Will, Sawyer and Emelia. He is further survived by four stepchildren; Mike (Peggy) Goss, Wendy (Don Hill) Wisdom, Becky (Rick) Lindberg and Sarah (Alan) Jurgensen, six step grandchildren, Danny, Tony, Carmen and Claire Lindberg, and Isaac and Luke Jurgensen. He is also survived by a sister in law, Jean Hermsen, as well as numerous loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters; Lolita Twells, Ruth Lebreck and Marge Lindsay, also seven brothers; Ed, Howard, Gordon, Russell, Patrick, Lee and Jim. Also preceding him in death was his former wife Betty. Rog loved his family and was very proud of coming from a family of 11 children. He was very kind, gentle man who always looked for the best in everyone. A prayer service will be held at 12:00pm, Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Valley Funeral Home, 2211 N. Richmond St, Appleton. Visitation will be held from 10:00am, Saturday at the funeral home until the time of service. The family would like to thank all of the employees of Brewster Village who took first class care of him. Rog: I will never stop loving you and I thank God for sending you to me, we had a wonderful life together. Mary
Person ID	I119471	1FamilyTree
Last Modified	19 Oct 2015

Father	Hermsen, Christian, b. 20 Jun 1886, De Pere, Brown, Wisconsin, USA , d. 7 Jul 1955, Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA (Age 69 years)
Mother	Herman, Emily, b. 27 Mar 1888, Doel, , Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium , d. 7 Apr 1953, Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA (Age 65 years)
Family ID	F46544	Group Sheet \| Family Chart