"Jana, Bill, and family. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your families. Herb was a sweet man I remember alot of good times with him, as I worked as a caregiver for him up until a couple of years ago. He will be missed. Janet Hunter"
In loving memory of
Herbert Charles Hoener
March 31, 1928 - December 28, 2019
Herbert Charles Hoener Jr., 91, of Quincy, died at 11:15 am on December 28, 2019 in the Illinois Veteran's Home of Quincy.
Herb was born March 31, 1928 in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Herbert P. and Sadie Houdyshell Hoener. On July 28, 1949, he married his best friend and love of his life, Patricia Channon, in Palmyra, Missouri.
Herb attended Interlochen Music Camp in 1945. He was a 1946 graduate of Quincy High School, where he played trombone in the band with Bob Havens. Herb served in the United States Navy in Corpus Christi, Texas from 1946 to 1948, and played in the Navy Band. He worked for 41 years at several Quincy meat markets and grocers before retiring from Great River Meats in 1990.
Herb was a member of Salem Evangelical United Church of Christ and later attended Bethel Assembly of God. He loved spending time with his family, golfing, and playing the piano and trombone. Herb was a loyal Chicago Cubs Fan.
Herbert is survived by his two children, William H. (Belinda) Hoener of Quincy; and Jana (Mark) Warren of Muscatine, Iowa; 5 grandchildren, Gabriel (Kelli) Hoener, Kara (Eric) Hoffman, Jonathan (Kelly Dyer) Hoener, Hilary (Robert "Bo") Morriss all of Quincy; and Ezra Warren of Des Moines, Iowa; eight great grandchildren Anna, Tristan, and Blaze Hoener all of Quincy, Lydia and Conner Hoffman, of Quincy, and Nathan, Mark, and Lillian Morris, of Quincy; two step-grandchildren, Kimberly (Michael) Sparrow of Canton, MO, and Jamie (Fiancé Zach Mecklenburg) Niewohner, of Quincy; seven step-great grandchildren, Riley, Zachary, and Blake Sparrow, of Canton, MO; Avery and Lilly Niewohner, of Quincy; and Preston and Leigha Drebes of Quincy.
In addition to his wife, Herbert was preceded in death by his parents, and a step-grandson, Adam Drebes.
Services: 11:00 am on Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Hansen-Spear Funeral Home, with Rev. Matthew Hunt officiating.
Burial: Quincy Memorial Park, Quincy, Illinois, with full military honors conducted by American Legion Post #37
Visitation: 10:00 to 11:00 am on Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Hansen-Spear Funeral Home
Memorials: American Diabetes Association or Salem Evangelical United Church of Christ
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Hansen-Spear Funeral Directors are in charge of the arrangements.
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