The Rev. Herman Page, age 88, of Topeka and Martha’s Vineyard, died Sept. 17, 2015.
Funeral services will be at 11 am, Friday, Sept. 25, at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Topeka, Kans.
Herman was born in 1927 in Boston. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II. Herman graduated from Harvard University and the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge. He was ordained to the priesthood on Dec. 13, 1952. Herman’s life was framed by four major loves: God and his service to the church, trains, the Island of Martha’s Vineyard, and most of all, his family.
Herman’s love of Martha’s Vineyard began as a young boy during vacations on Island with family. As a teen, he spent summers there with his grandparents, and delighted in racing small sailboats. During WW II, Herman helped build barges while on the Island for summer breaks.
He and his wife Mary spent their honeymoon there, and shared their love of the Island with their three daughters. In later years, he and Mary happily spent much time there, sailing a small catboat, enjoying the view of the water, and feasting on fresh seafood. Martha’s Vineyard remained a special place throughout Herman’s entire life. Its salt air and rich heritage were his own little slice of heaven on earth.
Fr. Page is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary; daughters Elizabeth (Henry) Diehl, Lois (Al) Sauer, and Susan (Johnathan) Macy; four grandchildren and their spouses, and six great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to St. David’s Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, for clergy education, or to Grace Hospice, Topeka.
