Arthur E. Herman Sr.

Sand Lake- Arthur E. Herman Sr., 90, of Lower Bower Road died peacefully on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at his residence with his caregiver Maygen Bussing and his daughters at his side. Born in the Town of Berlin, Art was the son of the late George and Elizabeth Dobert Herman. Art was educated in the Averill Park Schools and was a 1951 graduate of the Averill Park High School. He had served in the Navy for 2 years 1952-1954 during the Korean War.

He started working on the NYS Thruway with his dad and after working many aspects of construction found his lifelong passion building homes, starting his own business in the Sand Lake area now owned by his son and continuing his legacy.

Art was the owner of the Lakeview Restaurant when a devastating fire in 1980 destroyed that historic building. With the help of many friends, Art rebuilt the restaurant, which is now run by his daughter.

Art was a longtime member of the Stephentown Valley Fish & Game Chub and the Averill Park Fish and Game Club as well as Moose Lodge 655 and VFW Post 8093 both in Debary Florida.Art enjoyed hunting both locally and in different areas of the country as well as fishing and boating on the St. Johns River. He was a very social person and loved making new friends and hanging out with his snowbird friends from New York. Later in life he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. The last two years he looked forward to the nurse’s, nieces and nephews hanging out with him.

Art was the father of the late Lori (Doug) Herman Hillman.

Survivors include his wife Bonnie Silsbe Coulombe Herman, his children Arthur E. (Cyndi) Herman, Bonnie (Joe Stevens) Wittman, Darcy (late Harry) Houser of Averill Park, Denise (Rick Glasser) Herman of Wynantskill and Matthew (Late Megan Fairlie) Herman of Weston, FL, stepsons Daniel (Whitney) and Sean Coulombe, his sister Marjorie (Kenneth) Neal of Buffalo, 8 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins and his lifelong friend Elizabeth Turner.

Relatives and friends are invited and may call 12:30- 2:00 on Sunday, August 18 at the Zion’s UCC Taborton Road, Sand Lake, followed by a service at 2 and burial in the Zion’s Cemetery with Naval Honors.

The family requests donations be made to the Zion’s UCC Taborton 741 Taborton Road, Sand Lake, NY 12153.

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