Born ‎18 May 1909 Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, died ‎16 Mar 2001 Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska‎, age 91 years, buried Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska
Herschel Simmering, 91, died Friday, March 16, 2001 at Perkins Pavilion. Herschel was born May 18, 1909 south of Hastings, Nebraska to Fred & Theda (Bruns) Simmering.

During grade school, he moved with his family to Colorado and returned to Hastings a few years later. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1928 and married Fay Nora Marchek at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church. He worked in the office for Standard Oil, and later as a salesman for K & R, Sunshine Biscuit and Hastings Battery & Electric all in Hastings, Nebraska. He was a member of Sierra Club, Stamp & Coin Collectors in Grand Island and the Class Reunion Group. He enjoyed playing the piano, swimming, bicycling, hiking, camping, picnicking and traveling to the mountains.

Herschel was preceded in death by sister, Evelyn Witt and brother, Weston Simmering.

Survivors are:
Wife: Fay Simmering - Hastings, NE
Son: Paul Simmering - Hastings, NE
Sister: Lois Cornelius - Hastings, NE
Grandchildren:
Charissa
Heather
Great Grandchild: Guillermo

Born ‎17 Oct 1915 Wilmot, Roberts County, South Dakota, died ‎13 May 2004 Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska‎, age 88 years, buried Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska
Hastings resident, Fay Nora Simmering, 88, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 in Hastings, Nebraska. Fay was born October 17, 1915 in Wilmot, South Dakota to Frank & Agnes Veronica (Mitchel) Marchek.

Fay graduated from Lawrence High School. On October 28, 1942, she married Herschel Simmering at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Hastings, Nebraska and he preceded her in death on March 16, 2001. She was a homemaker and taught piano lessons in her home for 40 years. She was a member of St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Altar Society and of South Center Czech Society.

Fay was preceded in death by her parents, husband Herschel, brothers, Steven, Richard and George Marchek and sister, Viola Brouillette

Survivors are:
Son & Daughter-in-law: Paul & Trish Simmering - Hastings, NE
Granddaughters: Charissa Consiglio -Columbia, MO
Heather Frazier - Kansas City, MO
Great Grandchild: Guillermo Consiglio - Columbia, MO
Brother: Patrick Marchek - Los Angeles, CA
Sister: Lillian Miller - Hawthorne, CA