Michael Lee Hermanson, age 33, of East Bethel passed away December 21, 2007 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 29th at Strike Funeral Home – Isanti Chapel with Pastor Dale Cope officiating. A time of visiting will be held 1 hour prior to the service.
Michael Lee Hermanson was born January 10, 1074 in Cambridge to Allen and Debbra Hermanson. Mike was raised in the Bethel area and graduated from St. Francis High School. On March 17, 1995 he married Jody Byrnes and they have made their home in East Bethel. Mike worked for Isanti Custom Meats for the past 16 years. He enjoyed snowmobiling, 4 wheeling and watching all sports.
Michael passed away at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis at the age of 33 years, 11 months and 11 days. Survivors include his wife Jody and son Tyler of East Bethel; father, Allen Hermanson of Braham; mother and step-father, Deb and Leroy Ford of Stanchfield; grandmother, Emma Hermanson of Braham; brother, Ken Hermanson of Ogilvie; sister, Lora (Mark) Hermanson-Anderson of Ogilvie; and by many other relatives and friends.
Mike’s untimely passing has been an incredible experience, to say the least. Personally, I didn’t realize how much impact he’d had on my life until he was gone. He and Jody stepped up to help me raise my kids when I was faced with the prospect of raising them on my own. I’m pretty sure they knew it, but I couldn’t have gotten as far as I did without their help.
Not a day goes by that I don’t miss him or feel his lack of presence.
WE will all miss Mike he was a cool uncle and i wish he could still be here right now.
Love you uncle mike,
Christina Hermanson
I think god took him in his hands because he knows we did not want him to suffor any more than he already did. It would not be fair for him to suffor so god took him in his hands and saved him.
Mike, I just wanted to let you know that you have always my dad in my heart, and now that you’re gone it will make it harder. Every day without you is like a day without breathing. We all miss you so, so much and i wish that you were here. (Plus who’s going to help me with my Math and Science)?!
I Love You with all my heart and I just wanted to let you know that, I will always be there for Tyler and Jody. They will never be alone. They have alot of people looking out for them.
Love;
C. Arielle Brenner
Mike I wanted to let you know that everyone misses you even my brother kenny and that is amazing everyone is trying to help out tyler and Jody. Lora has been staying down there so she is not alone all the time.
Love,
Christina Lynn Hermanson
Today it’s been 6 months since you were diagnosed. I still can’t believe you’re gone…I love and miss you so much…
I too, will always be there for Jody and Tyler.
How about that scratcher, eh? :)
I LOVE YOU U ARE MY UNCLE MIKE
your missed i went to my first concert since you were gone and was in the pit love you
Yesterday it was 2 years ago since you past. we all got together and celebrated for you rocked out to metalica toasted to you. and did the family flick off
Dear Mike,
Well I just wanted to let you know that i still think of you everyday, and that I still love you all the same as I did when you were with us. Alot has changed over the past three years. I don’t know how to explain it all to you right now, while everyone and their grandma can read this. But one day [hopefully]
soon I will be able to see you and tell you everything that has happened sense you passed away. Life’s just not the same without you. You were a BIG part of many people’s life whether or not they had shown it to you, and if they didn’t always show it, well that’s because you weren’t a really heart-to-heart talk type of person, but I wish that we could have talked more. I have become more open and insightful of this very small world. I try my best to be someone that you would have been proud of but I must admit it is hard to do so at times. I don’t really know what else to say on here without giving out too much information I guess that this is goodbye for now. I love you; Catherine A. Brenner. April 25th 2010.
i see a little more of you in our emma everyday
i really wish you were here! i love you.
Mike, I need you now more then ever … Plz come back to me through my dreams and tell me what to do, give me a good kick in the ass, a good swift punch in the arm …. Anything!!!?
Dear Mike,
Hows it going up there for you?! Or where ever you may roam! :) I miss you tons. I can see that im the only one that seems to come on this site, but i feel like its a good way to have you hear me! things just arent the same anymore. life is slowly fallin apart…im scared. i wish you would talk to me, a few weeks ago i met this old guy that reminded me of you. he was tall and had silver long hair…longer that yours tho! haha. he was so sweet, some stranger who was drunk had called me a b*tch and the old guy (Richard) had herd him. i took my eyes away for a second, looked back and Richard startin kickin the dudes ass. it was so funny…but i instantly thought of you. sadly he died a few days after that ….. so in that case tell him i say hi and thankyou! <3 i love you and miss you so much! i hope youre doin good!!!
Love; Catherine.