Walter H. Herriot, age 94, of Keizer, OR, formerly of Huron, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City, OR. His Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 15, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Huron,with military rites by the Huron Veterans Council, and burial at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, SD. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday September 14, at the Welter Funeral Home in Huron, with the family present from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday night; or one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Walter Hubert Herriot, the son of Hubert and Mary (Klippel) Herriot, was born on January 18, 1917 in Mauston, WI. He attended elementary school in Ferney, SD and graduated from Seneca High School in Seneca, SD. During his high school years, Walt worked for two years at Reinecke's Grocery Store in Seneca. Walt served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was stationed on board the U.S.S. Haggard DD-555. Walt received the Distinguished Service Cross and was honorably discharged with the rank of Fire Controlman (M), Chief Petty Officer. Walt married Margaret I. Hampton on July 12, 1942 in Winona, MN. They lived in Huron, Winner, and Centerville, SD where Walt worked as a livestock buyer for the Armour Meatpacking Company for 41 years before retiring in 1979. Walt and Marge then moved to Oregon, where they were both actively involved in the Senior Center and Meals on Wheels programs. In 2001, Walt and Marge retired in Arizona. While living there, they celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in 2005. Shortly after their anniversary, the couple moved back to Huron; the place they truly called home. Unfortunately, their time back home was cut short by Marge's death in 2006. Thereafter, Walt moved back to Oregon to live close to his daughters. Walt was a member of the Masonic Lodge, where he was honored in 2006 as the oldest Mason in the state of South Dakota. Walt was also a member of IOOF, the Elks Club, the Moose Club, the Eagles Club, the American Legion and the VFW. One of Walt's favorite vacations was going to the U.S.S. Haggard Ship Reunion every year. Grateful for having shared in Walt's life are his 2 daughters, Cheryl (Don) Nelson of Salem, OR; Cathy (George) Williams of Keizer, OR; 4 grandchildren Scott & Amy Nelson, Adam & Lyndsay Williams; 6 great grandchildren, Kyle, Ryan, Trevor, & Joshua Nelson, Angel Allen, and Callie Williams, and all of his other family and friends. Walt was preceded in death by his parents; Hubert and Mary; his wife, Marge; brother, Arthur Herriot; sister, Helen Johnson; son-in-law, Don Nelson; and great grandson, Daniel Nelson.