Keene --  86, of Keene, passed away during the early morning hours of Monday, June 18, 2012, in Keene. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Sunday, June 24, 2012, in the Keene Memorial Park Cemetery. No visitation is planned. Arleen was born Feb. 19, 1926, in Lincoln, Neb. She attended Union College in Lincoln and was married to John O. Herr in 1946.  During their first year, they worked in evangelism in Rapid City, S.D. From 1947 through 1973, her husband, John, pastored churches in Spearfish and Madison, S.D., St. Joseph and St. Louis, Mo., and Anderson Cicero, and South Bend, Ind. Arleen was always in charge of the music programs and was an accomplished pianist and accompanist.  She

gave piano lessons to children in all the cities they lived in. In 1974, Arleen and John moved to Keene, Texas, where John became a “wills and trusts” representative for the Texas Seventh-day Adventist Conference.  While they were members of the Cleburne church, Arleen developed the church choir.  She began to compose poems and gospel songs, some of which were published. They moved their membership to the Keene church, and Arleen organized the Fellowship Singers, a group of gospel singers who gave concerts in various local churches.  She also accompanied a trio, The Melody Three. Since 1997, she has been a member of the Joshua Seventh-day Adventist Church. In 2001, Arleen held an exhibition of her oil paintings at the library of SWAU in Keene. Arleen was preceded in death by her parents, and brother, Earl Vande Vere, of Battle Creek, Mich. Survivors include her husband of 66 years, John O. Herr; son, Gary and daughter-in-law, Irene, of Keene; daughter, Deanna Herr of Newbury Park, Calif.; granddaughters, Elizabeth Herr Fritz and husband, Dr. Jonathan Fritz, of Fort Mill, S.C., Rebecca Herr Jacko and husband, Jeremy, of Beverly, W.Va., LaVonne Scroggs, of Pleasanton, Calif., Susanna Herr Loftis and husband, Michael, of Keene, and Leanne Scroggs, of Newbury Park, Calif.; and four great-grandchildren. Rosser Funeral Home in Cleburne is handling the arrangements. 817-641-4800 www.rosserfuneralhome.net