November 19, 1976 - July 21, 2025

Funeral Services for Kelby R. Herman, age 48, of Norfolk formerly of Wayne were held at Our Savior Lutheran Church NORFOLK on Monday 10:30 a.m. July 28, 2025 Visitation was at the Wayne City Auditorium Wayne on Sunday 4 p.m. ~ 6p.m. July 27, 2025.

Arrangements with Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne hasemannfuneralhome.com.

Kelby Richard Herman

Interment was atProspect Hill Cemetery NORFOLK.

Kelby passed suddenly away on Monday July 21st at his home in Norfolk.

Memorial funds in memory of Kelby may be directed to the family for later designation.

Kelby Richard Herman was born November 19, 1976, in Grand Island to Richard Dean and Vicki Sue (Leach) Herman. He lived in Clarks where he attended grade school. After graduating from Clarks High School in 1995, he attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD, graduated in 1999. Kelby and Joelle were married June 12, 1999, at Kindred Lutheran Church in Kindred, North Dakota. Kelby worked as a manager for Menard’s in multiple locations in the Twin Cities, before moving to Wayne to work at Vakoc Construction. He then started and grew his own business, Progressive Builders, as a builder and developer, moving to Norfolk in 2019, where he continued to expand multiple businesses across Nebraska.

Kelby lived for his kids, coached football, basketball, baseball, softballpitching, alwaysshowingupforeveryactivity. Helovedto compete, whether at noon hour basketball or with a stranger on the running trail. He loved the challenge of new projects, was very loyal andalwaysa“straightshooter”. Ifyouaskedhimwhathewasupto, he’d say “Work, church and home”. Those were his priorities.

He quietly helped others and saw their struggles when no one else did. He was teased by his family about winning a race no one else knew he was running.

Kelby’s family includes his wife, Joelle; son, Kallan (fiancé, Taryn Wagner) of Norfolk; daughter,Avery Herman of Norfolk; parents, Ric and Vicki Herman of Clarks; sister, Neely (Marty) Moser of Central City; brother, Bucky (Andrea) Herman of Clarks; parents-in-law, Brad and Sheila Childs of Ottertail, MN; sisters-in-law, Darci (Todd) Sauvageau of Forest Lake, MN and Kylie Childs (fiancé, Damian Smith) of Lakeville, MN; nieces and nephews.

Preceding Kelby in death, were his grandparents Norman and Gerry Leach and Bob and Thelma Herman.