"Miss you so much grandpa. There is not a day that you don't cross my mind!! Love you so much!"
In loving memory of
Herbert Conkling
May 29, 1926 - June 4, 2010
Herbert F. Conkling, 84, of Webster City, died Friday,
June 4, 2010 at Trinity Regional Medical Center at Fort
Dodge. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at the Foster Chapel, with Pastor Ray Artrip
officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour before the service on Saturday.
Graveside military rites will be conducted by American
Legion Post # 191.
Herbert Francis Conkling, son of Francis and Hazel
Jones Conkling, was born May 29, 1926 at Webster
City. He received his education in Webster City schools.
He worked for area farmers for a few years. During
W.W. II, he served with the U.S. Army 34th Combat
Engineers. Following his military service, he worked as
a welder at the Murray Iron Works at Burlington,
a lumber yard assistant for Spahn and Rose Lumber Co.
for several years, then retired. He worked part time for
Graceland Cemetery, before moving to Golden, MO. He
returned to Webster City in 2007.
Herbert is survived by his sister, Mary Jondal; sons, Mike
(Candy) Turner, Tim Turner; grandchildren, Zach and
Morgan Perkovich; Zach and Derek Turner, Kimberley and
Amanda Turner; great-grandchildren, Jaelyn and Brycen Turner;
all of Webster City; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters,
Julia Conkling, Dorothea Dingman Heckenberg; brothers
Homer and Harville "Bud" Conkling, Neil Baker and
brother-in-law, Don Jondal.
Herbert enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and
carpentry work.
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Tributes
"Herb is a great friend. He's with Bud now fighting over the best fishing hole and which is best, Chevy or Ford pickup's. Bye Herb."
"Herb was a very dear friend. He helped me out so many times that I cant count them all. I met Herb through my father. They were friends long before I was around. Then, when I worked at Brins, Herb worked next door at the lumber yard. We became acquainted again. I worked with Herb at Graceland Cemetery for five years. When my dad passed away, he was the one who dug his grave. Herb went above and beyond that day. There was an ice storm the day before the funeral. So when he got done digging the grave, He hand spread tons of sand on the road at the cemetery so people wouldnt slip around. He was that kind of person. He would help you or cuss you out, Which ever you needed at the time. But he was always there for you in his own way. Herb's little things that he did for people will be greatly missed. I know I miss him and will always think of him as a very dear and close friend. "