Rachel Louise Herbst Obituary

In loving memory of Rachel Louise Herbst in Birmingham, Michigan, born in Cleveland, Ohio, who departed this world on November 20, 2025 at the age of 98. Rachel leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid Rachel farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Rachel is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her husband Jim Herbst; and her children, James (Dorothy Yep), Rachel Lynne Heeren (Richard), John (Pat), Charles (Patti) and Kitty Savage. She was also cherished by her eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.