Jan Marie Herbst

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Jan Marie Herbst
1960 - 2021


Jan Marie Herbst, 61, of Waco, Tx., passed away at her home on December 16, 2021. At Jan's request no services are planned. In lieu of flowers, Jan requested that a donation be made to your favorite charity.

Jan was born in Austin, Tx., to Rita and Gerald Spohnholtz. She graduated from Austin's Reagan High School in 1978 and earned a degree in Sociology from the University of Texas in Austin in 1983.

In 1984, she married John Herbst and in 2000 she moved to Waco to be near her sister.

She was known for her generosity and kind personality. She was a lover of cats and sometimes served the Humane Society as a surrogate mother for small kittens.

The cause of death was an accident at her home. Internment will be a later date.

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