Tim was born on November 11, 1947, in York, PA, to John and Priscilla (Bennett) Hertzler, the second of four sons; Bennett, Timothy, Samuel and Daniel. Tim graduated from Edwin O. Smith High School in Mansfield, CT, in 1965. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam in 1969 with the 25th Infantry Division, earning a Purple Heart. After the war he worked for the U.S. Forestry Service in Oregon. Tim became a devout christian whose personal ministry was a life of kindness toward people from all walks of life.
He is survived by his brothers, Sam, of Groton, CT, and Dan, of Windsor, VT, and five nephews and nieces, as well as grandnephew's and niece.
A committal service with military honors will be held on Thursday, October 20th, at 1pm, at Willamette National Cemetery.