Herbert Robert "Herb" Kant Obituary (1931

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Herbert "Herb" Robert Kant Mr. Herbert "Herb" Robert Kant, age 85, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on May 29, 1931 in Elmhurst, Illinois. He was the loving son of the late Charles Augustus and Mary Prentice Kant. He was raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois where he was a 1949 graduate of Glenbard High School. After high school Herbert attended the University of Illinois in Chicago. Herb served with the Illinois National Guard as a Sergeant 1st Class for nine years and was honorably discharged on August 29, 1958. On August 21, 1954 Herbert was united in marriage to Louise H. Cobb in Wheaton, Illinois at the St. Paul Lutheran Church. This happy union of nearly sixty-two years was blessed with three daughters, Karen, Paula, and Alene and one son, Glenn. He moved his family to Carmel, Indiana in 1966 until they moved to Madison, Indiana in 1998. While living in Carmel he was a member of Orchard Park Presbyterian Church. Herb's career was working as an Insurance Adjuster and having also worked with Hanover Insurance Company retiring in 1992. He enjoyed photography, electronics, computer technology, traveling on road trips, woodworking, his grandsons and most of all spending time with his family. Herb died on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at 7:30 a.m. at his home in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Herb will be missed by his loving wife of nearly sixty-two years, Louise H. Cobb Kant of Madison, Indiana; his loving daughters, Karen Claytor of Tampa, Florida, Paula Kant, Alene Bowen and her husband Burt of Cherry Hill, New Jersey; his loving son, Glenn Kant and his wife Nancy of Fishers, Indiana; his adoring grandchildren, Jeff and Andrew Bowen of Cherry Hill, New Jersey; his brothers-in-law, William "Bill" Cobb of Downers Grove, Illinois, Richard Cobb and his wife, Erica of Chicago, Illinois, Bradford "Bud" Cobb and his wife, Kit of McKinney, Texas; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Augustus and Mary Prentice Kant, his brothers, Carl, Dale and Kenneth "Ken" Kant. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 25, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., by Pastor Scott Hookey at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Private interment will be held Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carmel Cemetery, 1000 Rangeline Road in Carmel, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Post in Madison, Indiana or the Madison Presbyterian Church. Cards are available at the funeral home. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Secure">http://www.paysimple.com/security.html">Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Herbert Robert "Herb" Kant, please click here to visit our sympathy store.