He is survived by one brother Victor (Amie) Honermann of Mitchell, SD. He is survived by his son Paul (Mary) Honermann of Mazeppa, MN, and daughter, Jane (Mike) Sonnabend of Rochester, MN Six grandchildren: Mercy, Elijah, Haven Honermann, Samuel, Nicholas & Andrew Sonnabend, many nieces and nephews. He enjoyed planning and attending many Navy reunions, with his wife throughout the U.S. For many years he edited his ship’s Navy Quarterly Newsletter. He served as Secretary-Treasurer, Historian, and was in charge of the USS Yosemite’s ship store. He served and was very active from 1956-1960 in the U.S. Francis Church, Donut Sunday, Eucharistic Minister and active in the Befriender Program at St. He was a member of IBM Retirees Club, IBM Quarter Century Club, St. He was also employed at Creative Expressions framing shop where he met many lifelong friends. He was employed at IBM in Rochester from 1960 until his retirement in 1991, then continued to work there until he fully retired after 44 years of employment. Most recently, he was able to attend his 70th Class Reunion in the summer of 2022. Over the years, he attended many reunions and trips to Boys Town with his own family, and his brother Victor’s family. On August 4, 1962, he married the love of his life, Betty Bruehling in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He attended schools in Adrian and graduated from Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska in 1952. Gilbert Honermann was born March 21, 1935, in Adrian, MN, son of William and Susan (Schutz) Honermann. “Smokey” Honermann passed away Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023, peacefully at The Homestead of Rochester, with family by his side from COVID complications/Lewy-Body dementia.
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