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April 27 • 2017
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Herb Isner
ABOVE: Eighteen
members of
the Jewish War
Veterans Honor
Guard attended
the funeral of
Herb Isner, who
coordinated the
Honor Guard for
Jewish veterans’
funeral services
for many, many
years.
n April 2, 18 members of the Honor Guard from
the Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Department of
Michigan marched down the center aisle at the Ira
Kaufman Chapel in Southfield. It was described as one of
the largest turnouts at a funeral for a fellow comrade by the
Honor Guard, with veterans from WWII, the Korean War
and Viet Nam represented.
Each veteran paused before the flag-draped coffin to pay
his final respects and offer one last salute to his dear friend
Herb Isner, a member of Shapiro-Rose JWV Post 510. The
large contingent of veterans in attendance was a testament
to how beloved Herb was. Herb, a gunner’s mate in the
Navy during WWII, passed away on March 27, 2017, at age
94.
Only up until a few months ago, Herb was in charge of
coordinating the Honor Guard for Jewish veterans’ funer-
als; he eventually stepped aside when his health declined.
He dutifully fulfilled that obligation for many years, acting
as the liaison between funeral directors and his legion of
Honor Guard volunteers to ensure that each military cer-
emony was properly orchestrated. The tributes also include
the playing of taps, reading of passages by an Honor Guard
member and the traditional folding of the flag. In a special
honor to Herb, the Navy sent a detail to the cemetery to
fold and present the flag to his family.
I discovered another passion of Herb’s that I chronicled
for the Dec. 18, 2014, edition of the Jewish News. I tagged
along on one of Herb’s regular Tuesday visits to the
Evergreen Health and Living Center in Southfield, where he
charmed and comforted the residents with his chocolate
toy poodle, Coco. Herb was carrying on the tradition of
his beloved late wife, Anne, who bred, raised and trained
Shelties in their home to become certified therapy dogs.
At the time, I wrote: “It’s safe to say that made for a busy
household considering the Isners also went on to raise two
beautiful children.”
Herb is survived by his son, Alan (Debbie) Isner; daughter,
Rhonda (Marc) Silver; grandchildren, Bryan (Nicole) Silver,
Daniel (Madalyn) Silver; and great-grandchildren, Cosette
and Levi Silver.
Herb Isner spent a lifetime on “active duty” through his
tireless dedication to his fellow veterans and his contribu-
tions to his community. He was a true mentsh and may his
memory be for a blessing.
You can honor the memory of Herb Isner by contributing
to a charity of your choice or to Jewish War Veterans, P.O.
Box 725066, Berkley, MI 48072-9998, (248) 855-5085, www.
jwv-mi.org. •