Captain Theodore "Ted" C. Herrmann

Captain Theodore “Ted” C. Herrmann, CHC, USN (ret.) Chaplain Ted Herrmann died on December 7, 2011 at his home on Fleming Island, Florida from heart problems. Pastor Herrmann was born in Linkenheim, Germany on April 16, 1924 and grew up in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He graduated from Wagner College and received his Master of Divinity degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During World War II, he enlisted in the Navy and served in the V-12 program. After ordination, he was first called to serve as the pastor of the Lutheran Church of Manitoba, Canada. He returned to duty in the U.S. Navy and was commissioned as a chaplain in 1948, serving for more than thirty years. He had tours at air stations in Oceana, Virginia; Barbers Point, Hawaii; and Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Additional shore assignments included the Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Maryland; the Weapons Center at Dahlgren, Virginia; Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake California; Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, California; the Navy Yard in Washington, DC; and advanced training at the Chaplains’ School in Newport, Rhode Island. Sea duty consisted of service aboard the USS Cadmus, Destroyer Squadron Six, USS Ranger, and USS Boxer . Overseas duty included tours in Okinawa with the Marines; Yokosuka, Japan; and Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. After retirement from the Navy in 1978 at the rank of captain, he and his wife, June , built a home in Ramona, California. While there, the Reverend Herrmann received a Master of Science degree from San Diego State University and served as interim pastor to several Lutheran churches in San Diego, pastured at the First Congregational Church of Ramona, and the United Church of Lake San Marco. In 2004, they relocated to Fleming Island, Florida. Pastor Herrmann is pre-deceased by is son Theodore, Jr. and is survived by his wife June, daughter Nancy Fraser and husband Don (both retired Navy captains); two granddaughters, Jennifer Widenhofer and husband Jeff of Brooklyn, New York and Jessica Hernandez and husband Randy of Metairie, Louisiana. His four great-grandchildren are Madeline and Jacqueline Widenhofer, and Noah and Isaac Hernandez. He is also survived by a sister, Caroline McGowan and husband Bob of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Arrangements by HARDAGE-GIDDENS RIVERMEAD FUNERAL HOME, 127 Blanding Blvd. Orange Park, FL 32073. Funeral service will be held February 23, 2012 at 9:00 AM in Arlington National Cemetery. Please post tributes at www.hardage-giddnesrivermead.com