Herschel C. Crouse, 84, of Danville, passed away December 17, 2013. He was born July 6, 1929 to the late Cornelius and Mildred (Orman) Crouse in Cory, IN. He was a US Army veteran. In the early 60's he owned and operated a Sinclair Station in Avon. He later worked as a diesel mechanic for Trans-Con Freight Lines for 20 years until 1994. He was a member of Teamsters Local 135. Herschel is survived by three sons, Mark (Rita-Lyle), Allen (Carol) and Michael Crouse; three daughters, Patty (Seth) Sharp, Sandra (Michael) Smith, and Lisa (Jim) Morrow; a step-daughter, Cindy (Joe) Schober; 12 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 7:00 pm Friday, December 27, 2013 in the Hampton-Gentry Funeral Home, Plainfield, where friends may call on Friday from 4:00 pm until service time at 7:00 pm. A committal service will be held at Maple Hill Cemetery, Plainfield on Saturday, December 28 at 10:00 am.