Schmall, Herman, Nov. 25, 1924- March 5, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 9 Mar 2011 BAYARD - Herman Schmall, 86, died March 5, 2011, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hope Congregational Church in Bayard with interment to follow at the Bayard Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be made to Hope Congregational Church. His obituary may be viewed at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com, where condolences may be left. John and Christina (Brott) Schmall introduced Herman to the world Nov. 25, 1924, in Bayard. He remained in the area throughout his life and developed a deep love and commitment to his Father, his family and his farming. Herman cherished a lifetime membership with Hope Congregational Church where he was baptized, confirmed and where he married Esther (Margheim) Schmall March 2, 1947. He also served the church as a Deacon and Trustee. His love for God extended to the land he worked as well. More than 40 years of farming with an old German ethic and unparalleled determination earned him a place among the High Ten Sugar Beet Growers 11 times during his career. He also served as a member of the Beet Grower's Association and as a 4-H leader for the Highland Livestock Club. Herman retired from farming in 1986, after also occupying seats on the Board of Directors for both the Farm Service Agency and the First National Bank of Bayard, a post he kept for more than 15 years. As a devoted husband, he then cared for his wife until her death Dec. 30, 1995. He stayed on his farm in rural Minatare until 2010, tending to his garden and grandchildren, enjoying a good ball game on T.V. and reminiscing about the days when he truly was the best Polka dancer around. Survivors include his daughters, Marsha Faye Schmall of Bayard and Patricia Lynn Mackie of Scottsbluff; grandchildren, Kiley Nicole Mackie and her fiancé Marcus Blain Condreay of Fort Collins, Colo. and Craig William Mackie of Springfield, Mo.