Raymond Joseph Henke, 90, of Marcus, Iowa died Sunday April 13, 2008 at the Heartland Care Center, Marcus, Iowa.

 

Funeral services will be held Thursday April 17, 2008 at 10:30 A.M. at the Marcus Holy Name Catholic Church, Marcus, Iowa.  Rev. Eugene Murray will officiate.  Burial will be in the Maryhill Visitation Cemetery, rural Cherokee, Iowa.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:00 A.M to 9:00 P.M. with a rosary at 4:00 P.M. and a scripture service at 7:30 P.M. at the Greenwood Funeral Home, Cherokee, Iowa. Online condolences may be left at www.greenwoodfuneral.com.

 

Raymond was born on January 4, 1918 in Cherokee county to Frank and Eva (Kohn) Henke.  He lived his whole life in Cherokee county.  Raymond received his schooling at Maryhill Visitation Catholic School, where he completed the eighth grade and then began working as a farmhand.  Raymond joined the Air Corps in 1942 and was honorably discharged in 1943.  On September 12, 1944 he married Agnes Johnson at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, Iowa.  They began their life together on a farm in Grand Meadow township, where they remained until retirement in 1981 to Marcus, Iowa.  Agnes preceded him in death on February 9, 1993.  Raymond entered the Heartland Care Center of Marcus in February of 2007.  He was a member of the Holy Name Catholic Church and a past member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Quimby, Iowa, where he was a director for many years.  Farming was Raymond’s life.  He also enjoyed being with family, playing cards, and fishing.

 

Left in his memory are two sons, Douglas (Diane) Henke of Washta, IA; Scott (Sandy) Henke of Bloomington, MN; a daughter, Patricia (Dr. Ron) Galles of Marcus, IA; ten grandchildren, Lori (Tim) Dreckman of Marcus, IA; Brenda (Jon) Neumann of Kingsley, IA; Ted (Tracee) Henke of Marcus, IA; Ashley Henke of Washta, IA; Geri Lynn Specht of Marcus, IA; Neal (Holly) Galles of Marcus, IA; Nathan (Kim) Galles of Humboldt, IA; Greg Galles of Marcus, IA; Carissa and Alyssa Henke of Bloomington, MN; 21 great grandchildren; a sister, Angela Dover of Flint, MI; two brothers, Richard (Sally) Henke of Cherokee, IA; Cletus (Phyllis) Henke of Cherokee, IA; a sister-in-law, Mabel (Dean) Koeppen of South Sioux City, NE; many nieces and nephews.

 

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Agnes, two sons and one daughter in infancy, a sister Delores Benson, and a nephew David Henke.