Background
Kersten, Herbert Hinzie was born on May 7, 1920 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. Son of Ernest Marie and Anne Blessington (Hinzie) Kersten.
Kersten, Herbert Hinzie was born on May 7, 1920 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. Son of Ernest Marie and Anne Blessington (Hinzie) Kersten.
Doctor of Medicine, University Iowa, 1943.
Resident in surgery, U. Iowa Hospitals, 1946-1952; private practice, Fort Dodge, 1952-1985; retired, Fort Dodge, 1990.
Member governing board Iowans for Tax Relief, 1980-1990. Captain United States Army, 1944-1947, PTO. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Board Surgery, Iowa Academy Surgery (founder, president 1965), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Cecelia Anne Burke, February 19, 1955. Children: Amelia, Ernest M., James B., Joanne.
