Services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at the Callahan-Edfast Mortuary Chapel.
Mr. Hertzog was a real estate appraiser.
He is survived by his wife, Cindy J. Day; his mother, Rosemary Hertzog of Maybell; one daughter, Carrie Magnuson of Craig; three brothers, Gary of Steamboat Springs, Brian of San Francisco and Tell of Lake Tahoe, California; and three sisters, Devona Brannan of Gillette, Wyoming, Sharon Yeager of Grand Junction, and Gail Janhunen of Winnemuca, Nevada.
Memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 60000, San Francisco CA 94160.
Paul William ""Bill"" Hertzog was born in Hayden, Colorado, on March 22, 1948, the third of eight children and, his mother would say, the ornery one!
Bill grew up in Maybell, Colorado, in the Blue Mountains. Bill's dad liked catching wild horses and taught Bill to break them,which led to a career in bronc riding.
Bill married Patsy Carter in 1976, and proud papa Bill just walked his daughter, Carrie, down the aisle this past August.
After his bronc-riding days were over, Bill switched gears and careers and constructed homes until a wayward nail in an eye led to yet another career as a real estate appraiser in Wyoming. After the death of his first wife, Bill returned to Colorado where he became one of the most respected real estate appraisers in the Grand Valley. He met his wife, Cindy Day, a local realtor, through his line of work, and they married on March 24, 2004. Bill and Cindy made a great team.
Bill loved to hike and fish and Bill loved, loved, LOVED to golf! Rain or shine, hail or lightning storm, if there was enough time in his schedule to reserve a tee time on a sunny or snowy afternoon, Bill could be found out on the links!
Bill's family will tell you that he was the ""Irish storyteller"" of the family, even if he wasn't Irish! He would begin to spin a quiet tale and end up with his audience guffawing in delight at the stories he would tell! He possessed a quirky sense of humor that ""gotcha'd"" many a listener.
On January 4, 2016, a heart attack claimed Bill's life, and he was called home to the biggest, bestest bronc-riding show in the sky. Bill was preceded in death by his brother, Wes Hertzog, and his father, Paul Hertzog; but is survived by his wife, Cindy Day; daughter and son-in-law, Carrie and Josh Magnuson of Craig; his mother, Rosemary Hertzog of Maybell; brother, Gary Hertzog of Steamboat Springs; sister and brother-in-law, Devona and Larry Brannan of Gillette, Wyoming; sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and Dan Yeager of Grand Junction; sister and brother-in-law, Gail and Bill Janhunen of Winnemucca, Nevada; brother, Brian Hertzog of San Francisco; and brother and sister-in-law, Tel and Diana Hertzog of South Lake Tahoe, California.
While Bill's body will be committed back to the dust from whence it came, his spirit will always dwell among us. Please join Bill's family and friends in a celebration of his life on Friday, January 8, at 4:00 p.m., at the Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, 2515 Patterson Road, Grand Junction.
In lieu of flowers, the family would be grateful for donations made to the American Heart Association , 123 N. 7th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501.
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