Obituary: Herman John Dehnel, 92, Formerly Of Greenwich

Herman John Dehnel, of Cary, NC, and formerly of Greenwich, CT, died Feb. 12, 2022, with his family at his side after a long battle with cancer.

He was 92.

Herman was born June 12, 1929, in Greenwich, CT, and was a 1947 graduate of Greenwich High School, where his yearbook entry proclaimed he "conquered all on the dance floor." He was known as "Brud" in local circles.

He served in the US Army and the Connecticut National Guard in the Korean War era.

Herman worked at Homelite in Port Chester, NY, and then became a member of the Greenwich Police Department, where he served with distinction for 22 years from 1959 to 1981, first as a patrol officer and then with the GPD Marine Division. He was known for his quality rope work in the local nautical community.

Herman was a popular youth baseball coach in Greenwich, both with the local Midget League, where he won the 1974 town championship with St. Paul's Men's Club and the Junior Babe Ruth League with the Byram Vets.

He worked with the security staff at Chesebrough Ponds in Greenwich before retiring in 1991, first to Ft. Myers, FL, and then to Cary, NC, in 2007. In Cary, he was known for educating the local community in American Flag etiquette. He was a founding member of a group in Cary that properly placed flags at area residences. He also was a member of a veterans chorus that sang at veterans observances and area minor league baseball games.

He married Ellen (Josty) Dehnel in 1952 and she survives him in Cary.

Other survivors include a son, Chris Dehnel, his wife, Rebecca and their children Grace, Hannah and Hope; and a son, Keith Dehnel, his wife, Lynne and children, Kyle, Thomas and Kelly.

A service of committal and interment is scheduled for noon on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at St. Andrew the Apostle Memorial Garden Wall in Apex, NC, with a celebration of life to follow the service.

Memorial donations can be made in Herman's name to the American Cancer Society.