- Date Of Birth: February 12, 1940
- Date Of Death: June 10, 2019
- State: Illinois
Howard R. Wernsman, 79, of Metamora, IL passed away at 11:18 pm on Monday, June 10, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on February 12, 1940 in Germantown Hills, IL to George and Minnie (Brunk) Wernsman. He married Nancy Colson on January 8, 1991. She survives.
Also surviving are his daughter Kim (Ben) Elbert of Morton; son Kevin (Beth) Wernsman of Germantown Hills; step-children Carla (Rich) McNamee of Mt.
Howard was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He was a heavy equipment operator for Local 649 in Peoria, last working for the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Howard enjoyed hunting the outdoors, raising hunting dogs, and collecting antique tractors.
