Herchul R. Tice, 92, of Sioux City died Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, at his home.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Grace United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Harold Werley officiating. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Silent City Cemetery, Monroe, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Thursday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent online to
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Herchul was born on Feb. 22, 1921, in Monroe, Iowa, the son of Robert R. and Elmina (Herwehe) Tice. He grew up and attended school there, graduating in 1938 from Monroe High School. He attended American Institute of Business in Waterloo, Iowa, for a year. He entered the U.S. Army in December 1942 and was honorably discharged in February 1946. After being discharged, he was later recalled to serve in Korea.
He married Mary Ellen Tompkins in 1951, the couple later divorced. He worked with his father at the family business, the local grain elevator and feed and seed business in Monroe. The business was sold in 1962. He then went to work for Borden Chemical Co. in Muscatine, Iowa, and was transferred to the Sioux City Port Neal Complex in 1968. The company later became Farmland Industries. He was the office manager and dispatcher. He retired in 1983 at the age of 62. Herchul was united in marriage to Rose Ann Christman on Aug. 6, 1977.
Herchul loved baseball. His favorites were the St. Louis Cardinals and Sioux City Explorers. He enjoyed playing cards, dominoes, watching movies and loved listening to big band music. He liked entertaining and going to see Broadway shows. Herchul and Rose loved to travel and took many bus trips all over the U.S., a Caribbean cruise and Catalina Island. Herchul was a gentleman and all around good guy.
Herchul was a member of Grace United Methodist Church for 45 years. He was also a member of Grace Methodist Men’s Club.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Ann Tice of Sioux City; daughter, Margaret and Steve Bohall of Brooklyn, N.Y.; stepdaughter, Mary Ann and Tim Corbin of Sioux City; and a grandson, Rex Bohall of Brooklyn.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Donations can be made to American Cancer Society.