Obituary: John Herbes, Korean War vet

Jack W. Herbes, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, WI, was ushered into the presence of his Lord & Savior on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, at Wheaton Franciscan-All Saints Medical Center in Racine, WI.

Born on March 4, 1933, in Greendale, WI, he was the son of the late Peter and Katherine (Schwickert) Herbes. He received his education in the schools of Greendale, WI.

On May 9, 1952, he entered the United States Navy, serving during the Korean Conflict. He earned the Good Conduct Medal, Korean Service Medal, National Defense and United Nations Medals. He was honorably discharged on April 24, 1956.

On August 23, 1997, he married Sharon (Dereszynski) Kostreva at Kenosha First Assembly.

He was formerly employed by Perfex and AC Delco in Milwaukee where he worked on projects related to the Apollo Missions and ICBM’S. From 1980 until his retirement in 2008, he was the owner and operator of Hercon, Inc.

Jack was a member of Kenosha First Assembly, NRA, Republican Party and Christians United for Israel. He was proud to have pilgrimaged to Israel in 2006. Jack enjoyed woodworking, boating, motorcycling, skiing, shooting and all things family.

Surviving are his wife, Sharon of Mt. Pleasant, WI; two sons, Wayne (Jane Schutte) Herbes of Waukesha and Bryan (Dorothy) Herbes of Sarasota, FL; two step-children, Brad (Jenny) Kostreva of Milwaukee and Kristy (Tim) Buus of Eagle, WI; a sister, Barbara "Cookie" (Richard) Goeden of Pewaukee, WI; five grandchildren, David, Rachael and Ashley Herbes, and Drew and Gavin Buus; his expected sixth grandchild, Michael Kostreva; and his loving and devoted cat, Niko.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Gloria (Herbes) Trelle; and a step-son, Gabriel Kostreva.

Visit Jack’s Online Memorial Book at:
www.prokofuneralhome.com