Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Henry, Rodney 2002 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net December 18, 2009, 2:21 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 23 March 2002 Mr. Rodney Henry, 79, of Ionia, passed away in the early hours of Wed., March 20, 2002. Mr. Henry was born on Feb. 5, 1923, in Mio. He was the eighth of twelve children born to Frank and Ella (Burpee) Henry. Rod Henry was a loyal and dedicated officer with the Michigan Department of Corrections. Retiring from the Riverside Correctional Facility in 1986. Always a tireless worker, Mr. Henry enjoyed part-time employment at the Ionia Meijer Stores. Mr. Rodney Henry was wed to Audrey Rachel Fenn in September of 1950 in Mio. She preceded him in death, passing away in 1992. Baseball was a lifelong passion for Rodney. He truly loved playing, watching and talking about the game. Other interests included golf, gardening and coin collecting. Rodney was an active member of the Ionia Loyal Order of the Moose. Surviving are his two sons, Kyle Henry and special friend, Barb Hausserman of Ionia and Frank (Kathleen) Henry of Ionia; grandchildren, Craig Henry of Grandville and Kyleen Henry of Ionia; sisters, Dorothy Caverly of Rose city and Inez Page “Tess” Northar of Ypsilanti; brothers, Calvin Henry and Tom Henry, both of Florida; nieces, Billie Bugbee of Ionia and Dawn Thayer of Cadillac, both of whom were caring and loving and very involved with his life. Memorial services for Mr. Henry will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday at Cook Funeral Home, Rich Street Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Harger of Shiloh Community Church officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you consider a donation in Rod’s memory to Moosehearts, the Child City in care of the Ionia Moose Lodge. Envelopes available at the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/henry1754nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb