Karl Herr

Karl Herr

Karl came in to this world July 13, 1929 and passed away peacefully on March 25, 2015. He had three brothers, John , Bob and Ben, four sisters, Frances Siegner, Dorothy Wolters, Margaret Wilson and Helen Wilhelm. He was preceded in death by his mother Jean Herr, John, Bob, Ben, Frances and Dorothy. He had many nieces and nephews.

Karl graduated from Federal Way High School in 1948. He then joined the US Army and was a Korean War Veteran. He married his high school sweetheart Almo Jo Barker in August of 1951. She fell ill and passed away on June 30, 1960.

After serving in the Army he went to work for Boeing. He worked in the Quality Control section and received several awards for his contributions. He retired from Boeing after working there for 37 years.

His hobby and passion was antique engines and tractors of which he had many. He and Ben showed them off at tractor shows in the area. In his younger days after high school, he and Ben did midget auto racing at the Midway racetrack and enjoyed it immensely.

We will miss you Karl. You were a good guy and we loved you much. Some day we will meet again.

Graveside services for Karl will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn. Please sign the Book of Memories and leave your condolences for the family at www.jernsfuneralchapel.net