CEDAR FALLS - Saul Herscovici, 72, of Cedar Falls, passed away Friday, April 14, in Rochester, Minn., of natural causes.

Saul was born on June 11, 1934, in Bereshti, Romania. He immigrated to the United States to study mechanical engineering at Arizona State University. While at school he met his wife, Miriam. After graduation, Saul moved to Waterloo to work as a mechanical engineer at John Deere. While at John Deere, Saul followed his dreams and started his own company, Power Engineering and Manufacturing, Ltd. Saul grew Power Engineering and Manufacturing from a few machines in a gas station garage to a manufacturing facility that designs and creates gear boxes for applications around the world.

Saul is survived by his wife, Miriam of Cedar Falls; his daughter and her husband, Gail and Harry Forney of Waterloo; his son and his wife, Charles and Michele Herscovici of Olathe, Kan.; four grandchildren, Christopher Byerly and Alex Forney, both of Waterloo, and Nathan and Elyse Herscovici, both of Olathe.

Services will be held at Power Engineering & Manufacturing, Ltd. located at 2635 WCF & N Drive, Waterloo, on Saturday, April 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. The family asks that you do not send flowers but a memorial will be taken and donated to charity. If you wish to send a memorial, please send to: PEM, P.O. Box 4055, Waterloo, IA 50704.