Corey J. Herman

A Memorial Service for Corey will be held on Monday, July 29, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva, Nebraska with Pastor J. Edward Epp presiding. No visitation will be held as it was Corey's wishes to donate his body to science. Private Graveside Services will be held at a later date. Memorial are to be directed to University of Nebraska Medical Center - Department of Neurological Science. Corey Justin Herman was born to Jerry and Lila Herman on July 7th, 1973 at Fillmore County Hospital and passed away July 25th, 2024 at his home in Geneva, in the arms of his wife, Alice, at the age of 51. Corey was the youngest of 2 children born to Jerry and Lila. Corey lived most of his adult life in Geneva, straying every now and then, but always returned to his hometown. Corey graduated from Geneva High School in 1992 and later worked for Mead Lumber in York, NE, Gambles – Do it Best in Geneva, NE and finally found his passion in working as a mechanic on semi’s at Wynne Transport in Geneva, NE. Corey was married to Alice Herman on July 12th, 2007 and at that time Corey became an amazing step-dad to Joseph, Joshua and Naomi Genereux. Corey would often recall his younger years fishing on the banks of the rivers for days with his dad – Jerry Herman and older brother Jeff Herman. His brother Jeff recalled a story that on one particular fishing trip with their dad and Uncle Sonny, that while dad and Uncle Sonny were out hand fishing in the river, it was the first time Jeff and Corey decided to partake of the beer their dad and Uncle had left on the river banks and until his passing, hated eating fish because he had eaten so much in his younger years. During his high school years he doted over his ‘75 Monte Carlo and would laugh every time he told stories about “raising hell” on main street in Geneva on the weekends. Geneva’s main street antics had no end and along with his high school buddies, main street would be the gathering place to show off your cars, light a dumpster or tire on fire and show off to the girls. Corey lived his life to the fullest, showing his step children how to shoot a rifle, catch fish at the Boys pond and how to place pennies on the train tracks when the trains near Carleton would come through. Later in life Corey developed a huge passion for Lawnmower racing and after a bit of a learning curve, was able to build a racing lawnmower with a speed of almost 40 mph and traveled the local area with his lawnmower racing buddies, from Kearney, NE to South Dakota, showing off their racing skills and his need for speed. Corey also loved NASCAR and the dirt track races. He spent many years as a tow truck driver at the McCool Racetrack on race nights and thrived on the energy and excitement each race would bring, always returning home with a different story about that evening’s car races. At one point Corey also tried his hand at driving an 8 cylinder race car, but that was a short lived venture after rolling his car the first night of the races. In 2018, Corey began to show the first signs of his disease, ending his employment with Wynne and unfortunately was unable to work again. Corey will be remembered for his fighting spirit, his love of racing, but most importantly the willingness to donate his body for further research. Corey fought long and hard, battling the demons associated with Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinsonism. When he left to be with God his only request was that his body be donated to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, to help them in their research to someday find a cure, for the awful disease that took his life at such a young age. He will be greatly missed by his parents, brother, wife Alice and stepchildren. He is survived by his parents Jerry & Lila Herman, wife Alice Herman and brother Jeff Herman, all of Geneva, NE. His 3 stepchildren – Joseph and Karina Genereux of Palo Alto, CA, Joshua Genereux of Dayton, OH and Naomi Genereux of Syracuse, UT, his niece Jessica and Logan Thomsen of Milford, NE and Jake and Danielle Herman of Shickley, NE and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Corey J. Herman

July 7, 1973 - July 25, 2024