Herm Danielson

Herm passed away on August 25, 2011 at the age of 85. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church, 1042 W. Ivy, Moses Lake, Washington. Interment will follow at Guarding Angels Cemetery, Moses Lake. Please sign the online guestbook or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory, Moses Lake.

He was born on December 3, 1925 to Oscar and Edla Danielson. His parents were Swedish emigrants who homesteaded west of Othello, Washington on Crab Creek. There were six sons and one daughter. He is survived by his wife, Peggy; sons, Michael (Patty) and Kenneth (Lyndia); daughters, Janice and Karen Gering (Ron); stepson, Johnny Mays (Lisa); brothers Luke(Fran) and Robert (June); grandchildren, Amanda Garretson, Ivy Watson, Christopher Danielson, Jeffrey Danielson, Steven Danielson, Anthony Rosa, Tellina Wild, Lyndsey Mays; great-grandchildren, Kyler and Gabriel Garretson, Tyler and Macquinzi Marlar; Emily and Dylan Peterson; as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.

Herm was preceded in death by his mother and father; three brothers, Walter, George and Larry; and one sister, Elsie Evans.

Our music man began his career at a very early age. He started on the harmonica and worked up from there with whatever was available and he never met an instrument that he couldn't play. During his school years he played with local bands and continued after graduating from High School at 16. He finally decided to combine his love for playing and music with a career in teaching and attended Central Washington College. His first teaching position was in Thorpe, Washington and then he started in Moses Lake in 1958 where he remained for 25 years retiring in 1982. After retirement he continued to play in the Many Sounds of Nine, give private lessons and started instrumental music programs in the Seventh Day Adventist Christian School and the Moses Lake Christian School.

He was very active in the First Presbyterian Church, directing their choir for 25 years. There were many Sundays that he would get home from a gig with the "Many Sounds of Nine" just in time to change into a suit and go to the church to direct the choir. The Senior Centers became an outlet for his musical talents in his later years. His band played every Thursday night for ballroom dancing at the Moses Lake Senior Center. He also played with a band at the Pasco Senior Center on Wednesday and Saturday evenings and two Sundays a month for an afternoon tea dance at the Eagles in Pasco.

His illness prevented him from playing in public over the last year and a half but he continued to listen to music and play his instruments for his enjoyment.