Hans Michael “Mike” Herold, 87 passed away at his home in Chanute, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.
Mike was born June 7, 1938, in Independence to Hans and Rosemary Herold.
Mike married Donna Mallory in 1961, in Chanute, where they raised four children: Camie (Kevon) Russell, Kevin Herold, Missy (Jason) Weaver and Katrina Herold.
Their grandchildren — Dustin, Seth, Sarah, Austin. Kory, Tray, Trevin, Andrew, and Faith — and the great-grandchildren made for a large and loved clan where Mike always had an audience to entertain.
Mike was where young kids landed for a story on the couch. He had taken his entertainment out in the community his entire life. As a youngster, he roamed the town as “Mickey Greenhouse.”
He proudly would tell stories of knocking on doors of neighbors to garner cookies or other treats, or of showing up on the front row of funerals with his fishing pole as a young lad after being at the cemetery pond.
He said he often took fish he had caught to the back door of a restaurant to get Chanute’s renowned cook,“Ruth,” to fry it for him.
Mike was not one to slow down almost ever. He liked fast cars and fresh bread. From drag racing on county roads, bringing home trophies from Mokan, achieving the hair blown back look from motorcycle and scooter excursions, high diving from the 25ft at the old city pool, he was a wind-inthe- face kind of guy. The only time he sat in one place very long was at the dinner table and especially when there was fried chicken.
He was always full of fun facts and took his smile and good nature with him everywhere.
He was an accomplished grower in the family-owned greenhouse business, Chanute Greenhouse, and in later years his tenacity with selling synthetic oil long before it became widely accepted made him a direct jobber with Amsoil. He built his own business, Synlubes Inc., which he operated and sold only a couple years ago at age 85.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Donna, and infant son, Mark Christian.
Cremation will take place under the direction of Countryside Funeral Home and no services are scheduled at this time.
