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(Feb. 5, 1920 - June 14, 2015)
Anna Belle Herrick, 95, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at the Powell Valley Care Center in Powell.
Anna was born Feb. 5, 1920, in Wapello, Iowa, the youngest of eight children to Jess and Anna Huddle. After an early education at the neighborhood one-room school, she graduated from Wapello Consolidated High School and then attended nurses training in Burlington, Iowa. She and David E. Herrick were married on Dec. 25, 1942, in Wapello.
Dave’s career with the Forest Service took them to several states across the U.S. In 1980 Anna and Dave retired in Fort Collins, Colorado. Both Anna and Dave enjoyed golfing, playing bridge, attending CSU Rams football games and the many friends they had in Fort Collins. Anna was involved in PEO, Forest Service Wife’s Club and the Quilters.
Anna is survived by her daughter Michelle (Ron) Sorter of Sequim, Washington; son Mike (Barbara) Herrick of Powell; three grandchildren Chelle Struve, Mike (Ilsa) Struve and Emily Herrick; and two great-grandchildren Billy Struve and David Struve.
Anna was preceded in death by her parents Jess and Anna Huddle, husband David Herrick, and siblings, Conrad, Paul, Jess, Esther, Ruth, Lois and Vivian.
A funeral service was held in Wapello, Iowa, on June 24, at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home.
Burial followed at the Bethel Cemetery in Wapello. Officiating the services was Methodist Pastor Pam Kranzler.
