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Herbert Sperber Obituary
Herbert Sperber passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 22, 2012. He was born July 20, 1936 in Königsberg, East Prussia to Theodor and Lina Sperber. He graduated from college in Dusseldorf and played soccer for Fortuna Dusseldorf.
He served a building mission in Frankfurt, Germany for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was an active High Priest.
He was a journeyman welder and supervised the construction of several buildings in the Salt Lake area. His lifetime hobby was racing pigeons. He was a master chess and ping pong player. For Herbert, no one was a stranger. He loved to share the gospel at any moment and was a lifetime missionary. He was never afraid to open his mouth.
He is survived by his wife Ingrid, his children, Miriam (Ranleigh) Fleshman, Rebecca (Todd) Lemmon, Matthew (Kelly), Deborah (Rob) Andersen, one brother and four sisters. He has fourteen grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday Oct. 1st at 11:00 a.m. in the Taylorsville 33rd ward, 2976 W Winchester Dr, West Valley City
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Memories and Condolences
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October 3, 2012
Liebe Ingrid Es tut uns leid das wir nicht zu der beerdingung kommenn konnten aber wir haben auf deinen anruf ge wartet nochmals unser herzliches beileid Inge & Hellmut
Martie Smith
October 2, 2012
Ingrid, I only just found out about this today. I am so sorry to hear about Herbert's death and I wish you peace and comfort in this hard time. Love to you
Martie
Stephen and Nancy Allen
October 1, 2012
Ingrid and children,
Nancy and I express our great love to your family. We pray the Lord will comfort you. Herbert was and is a great soul. He was passionate about the gospel of Jesus Christ and was valiant in his testimony.
Dick/Melba Morris
September 30, 2012
Ingrid,
Our sincere condolonces in your loss.
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