Herman B. Ferdinando St. George, Utah - Herman B. Ferdinando passed away on Valentines Day with his sweetheart, Mili, of 70 plus years by his side. He was born in Durango, Colorado on October 12, 1918 and grew up on a ranch in Falfa, Colorado. He volunteered to go to the Navy and after his initial training, was assigned to the USS Arizona. Herman transferred from Battleship Arizona to the Cruiser Marblehead two weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor. When he was released from the Navy, he went to work as a auto mechanic. He later joined the Salinas Fire Dept., where he worked until his retirement. From there he moved to St. George in 1993. He and his future wife, Mili, were friends when he was growing up in Durango and they later married in Salinas, CA on October 14, 1946. He is survived by his wife, Mildred; three sons: Barry (Beronica), Daniel and Vance; his brother, Anthony; three grandsons; and one granddaughter. Herman will be remembered as a loving husband, a good father and grandfather, a great sense of humor and as a hard worker. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. A visitation will be held Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Mortuary, prior to services. Interment will be at the Tonaquint Cemetery.