Dennis M. Hermreck, 57, of Onaga, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
 
He was born July 17, 1958 at Garnett, the son of August and Twila Flores Hermreck.  He graduated from Garnett High School, Allen County Community College, and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in history from Kansas State University.
 
Dennis was a teacher and coached football, basketball and baseball.  He started his teaching career in Onaga and later taught at Wamego, and was currently teaching and coaching at Nemaha Valley/Nemaha Central School in Seneca.                                                                                                                                                 
 
He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Onaga, Wheaton/Onaga Knights of Columbus Council No. 3185, and the Kansas Association of American Educators.  He was a former school board member for Onaga School District No. 322 and was the “voice of the buffaloes” for many years at football and basketball games.
 
Dennis married Ann McNally on July 15, 1989 at Blaine.  She survives, of the home.
 
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Mitchell A. Hermreck, who died May 12, 2012, and two brothers, Gary Hermreck and Dave Rayl.
 
Other survivors include two daughters, Shelby Hermreck, Silver Lake and Raegan Hermreck, Manhattan; three brothers, John Hermreck (Carol) Garnett, Glen Hermreck (Jan), Colony, and Tom Hermreck (Sherri), El Dorado; three sisters, Lynda Norris (Spence), Kansas City, MO, Jeannine Katzer (Jim), Osawatomie, and Patti Julian (Ed), Lawrence, and a sister-in-law, Marlene Hermreck, Lawrence.
 
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 7th at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery at Coal Creek.  Dennis will lie in state until 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga.  He will lie in state after 5:00 p.m. at the church where a Parish Rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m., followed by visitation.  Memorials are suggested to the Mitchell Hermreck Memorial Fund, and may be sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 312, Onaga, 66521.  On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com