He was born Feb. 3, 1916, in Topeka, the son of Charles James Garfield and Sara Kathryn (Iwig) Herschell. He moved to Douglas County at age 5.

A dairy farmer, Mr. Herschell also was a production worker at FMC and Hercules for 30 years. He was a volunteer at the Lawrence Senior Center and a member of Eagles Lodge No. 309 of Lawrence and Washington Creek Church of the Brethren.

He married Cecil Mae Ewing on July 23, 1937. She died in 1995.

Survivors include a son, Robert, Lawrence; two daughters, Louise Howard and Wanda Gaggero, both of Lawrence; a brother, Charles, Overbrook; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Sunday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.

The family suggests memorials to First United Methodist Church or Douglas County Visiting Nurses Assn., sent in care of the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com.