1905 Obituary from the  Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, Nov. 13, 1905.

HENRY LEO HERBERS

 HERBERS----At residence, No. 355 Ruth Street, Sunday morning, Nov. 12, 1905, at 1:10 o'clock, Henry, husband of Bridget Herbers, age 58 years, father of Harry L. Herbers and Mrs. John Pelegrin, brother of Mrs. A. Ferber.
 Funeral will take place from residence this Monday morning at 9: o'clock. Mass at St. Patricks Church at 9:30 o'clock. Friends of the family invited.

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1906 OBITUARY:  Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

BRIDGET GLANCY HERBERS

 HERBERS---At residence of her son-in-law, John Pelegrin, No. 174 Walker Ave., Thursday morning, Nov. 22, 1906, at 9:42 o'clock,  Bridget, wife of the late Henry Herbers,  mother of Harry L. Herbers and Mrs. Birdie Herbers Pelegrin.  Funeral will take place from residence tomorrow, (Saturday) morning at  9 o'clock. Services at St. Joseph's Church at 9:34 o'clock. Friends invited.

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1930 OBITUARY:  Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

HARRY L. HERBERS

 HERBERS----At residence, 908 Kney St., Monday morning, Nov. 24, 1930, at 10 o'clock, Harry L., husband of Honora Herbers; father of Mrs.Chas. F. Zanone,  Harry, Jr.,  Lillian and Emile Herbers; brother of Mrs. John Pelegrin. Aged 56 years.
      Funeral will take place from residence. Due notice of time will be given. Arrangements by Collins Funeral Home.

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1961 DEATH: From the Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN., Jan. 25, 1961.

HANORA MCCARTY HERBERS

                          Mrs. Nora Herbers
                     Plumbing Inspector's Widow
                             Dies at Home

        Mrs. Hanora McCarty Herbers of 5154 Charlotte Circle North died at her home at 9:45 last night after having a heart attack Monday. She was 79.
        A lifelong Memphian, she was the widow of city plumbing inspector  H.J. herbers. She was a communicant of St. Louis Catholic Church. She leaves a son H. L. Herbers of 5180 Poplar; three daughters, Mrs. Charles F. Zanone, Jr. of the Charlotte address, Mrs. Edwin J. Cox of 994 No. Dunlap and Mrs. William K. Henderson of Frayser; 18 Grandchildren and 42 Great-Grandchildren. National Funeral Home has charge.

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1994 OBIT:   From the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. 7/13/94.

                GENEVEIVE M.  WENZLER HERBERS

              88, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday of heart failure at her home. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. today at St Louis Catholic Church, where she was a communicate, with burial in Memorial Park.
              Memorial Park Funeral Home has charge.  She was a member of Fleur de Lis Senior Citizens, Legion of Mary and Ave Maria  Guild.  Mrs. Herbers, the widow of Harry L. Herbers, leaves five daughters,  Ernestine Miller, Delia Blair, Joanne  Avanzi, Barbara Newsom and Carolyn Powers,  and three sons, Harry J. Herbers, John J. Herbers and William V. Herbers, all of  Memphis; 39 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grand-children.  The family requests that any memorials be sent to Ave Maria Home, St. Peter Home for Children or Madonna Day School.

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2003 Obituary from the Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee 2/5/2003.
 

DELIA MAE HERBERS BLAIR

DELIA HERBERS BLAIR, 72, of Eads, formerly of Tustin, Calif., homemaker, died Monday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with burial in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. Family Funeral Care Summer Avenue Chapel has charge. She was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi and a member of Green Thumb Garden Club and Gen's Bridge Club. Mrs. Blair, the wife of Freddy Marion Blair for 50 years, also leaves a daughter, Karen Elizabeth Hines of Washington; two sons, Freddy M. Blair Jr. of Germantown and Alfred S. Blair of Eads; four sisters, Ernestine Miller, Joanne Avanzi, Barbara King and Carolyn Powers, and three brothers, Harry Herbers, Jack Herbers and William Herbers, all of Memphis, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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1959 OBIT:       Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee; July 8, 1959

 MRS. BIRDIE L. HERBERS  PELEGRIN

 Services Today At Immaculate Conception Church,   Mass for Mrs. Birdie L. Pelegrin, who died at 10:45 p.m.   Tuesday at the home of a  daughter, Mrs. J. B. Green of 1759 Foster, will be said at 11 a.m. today at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvery with National  Funeral Home in charge.
   Born and reared in Memphis,  Mrs. Pelegrin was 83. She attended St. Agnes Academy and  was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.  She leaves two daughters,  Mrs. J. B. Green and Mrs. George Knapp Jr., both of Memphis: three sons, John P. Pelegrin of Stovall, Miss., Herbert Pelegrin of Sardis, Miss., and Fred E. Pelegrin of  Hillhouse, Miss.; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

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1916 Obituary from the  Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee.

PATRICK MCCARTY

 McCARTY--Suddenly, in this city, Friday morning, May 28, 1916, at 10 o'clock, Patrick, husband of Kate McCarty, aged 63 years; father of Mrs. H.L. Herbers and Mrs. Delia Lemmons; uncle of Mrs. Edward O'Conners.
 Funeral will take place fron the residence of his daughter, Mrs. H.L. Herbers, 302 Carroll Avenue. Due notice of time will be given.

   
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1940 Obituary from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee; Sept. 27, 1940.

KATHERINE BRIDGITT DOLAN MCCARTY MCALLISTER

MRS. JOHN  M'ALLISTER

                        Native of Ireland Who Came To Memphis When 14 Dies

            Mrs. Kate McCarty McAllister, who was born in Ireland and came to Memphis with her parents when she was 14 years of age, died of a heart attack at the residence of her granddaughter, Mrs. Charles Zanone, Jr., 952 Chelsea at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

            Mrs. McAllister, who was 76, suffered a stroke a week ago. Her husband, John McAllister, is a retired riverman. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Catholic Church.

            Besides her husband, she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Harry L. Herbers; four grandchildren, Mrs. Zanone, Harry Herbers, Mrs. Ed Cox and Mrs. W. K. Henderson.

            Mass will be said at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cenetery under the direction of Thompson Brothers Mortuary.