Eleanor Waneta Henning, 87, of Curtis Creek, formerly of Liberty, died on Saturday (Feb. 11, 2012) in Blessing Hospital.
She was born on March 14, 1924, in Beverly, the eldest daughter of Elvin and Bernice Kelly Hinchee.
She graduated from Beverly Grade School and Liberty High School. Eleanor played violin in the Beverly Community Orchestra and later played in the Liberty Community Band along with her future husband. She later graduated from the Blessing School of Nursing. In 1945, she was a nursing student cadet for Mayo General Hospital in Galesburg. After the war, Eleanor worked as a registered nurse for Blessing Hospital. Eleanor was offered a position as a private nurse in a local physician's office. However, her high school sweetheart thought it would be a difficult position for her to leave and so he asked her to be his wife. As a result, Eleanor married Melvin Carl Henning on Aug. 25, 1946, in the Zion Lutheran Church parsonage, a marriage that lasted until Melvin died on April 14, 2005.
Eleanor spent a great deal of time as a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Liberty. She spent many years teaching Sunday school, and was the primary Sunday school superintendent for 25 years. Eleanor and her husband were instrumental in the formation of the Young Couple's Class at Zion. Eleanor also served on the church council. Eleanor was active in the WCTU and the local Home Extension Unit.
Eleanor was an excellent nurse, wife, mother and a good friend to many. She used her nursing skills to help many in need of care above and beyond the time spent in her professional settings. She will be missed and remembered by many but the years spent teaching Sunday school help us to remember the promises of God that she is with Jesus now and we can choose to join her someday.
She is survived by three children, Jan Miller and her husband, Mark, of Kingsford, Mich., Donald Henning and his wife, Linda, of Liberty, and Joan Selburg of Peoria; five grandchildren, Sara Miller, Lidonna Beer and her husband, Stephen, Ian Henning and his wife, Renee', Bridget Davis and her husband, Aaron, and Todd Selburg; three great-grandchildren, Declan Beer, Miriam Beer and Valin Selburg; a sister, Eunice Funk; and a brother-in-law, Charles Kill and his wife, Lina.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Elaine Henning, and a sister, Shirley Kill.
SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday in the Zion Lutheran Church in Liberty. Burial will be in Xander Cemetery at Liberty.
VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy.
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Samaritan's Purse Program or to the Xander Cemetery Association.
ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home, Quincy.
Published in Quincy Herald-Whig from February 14 to February 16, 2012
She was born on March 14, 1924, in Beverly, the eldest daughter of Elvin and Bernice Kelly Hinchee.
She graduated from Beverly Grade School and Liberty High School. Eleanor played violin in the Beverly Community Orchestra and later played in the Liberty Community Band along with her future husband. She later graduated from the Blessing School of Nursing. In 1945, she was a nursing student cadet for Mayo General Hospital in Galesburg. After the war, Eleanor worked as a registered nurse for Blessing Hospital. Eleanor was offered a position as a private nurse in a local physician's office. However, her high school sweetheart thought it would be a difficult position for her to leave and so he asked her to be his wife. As a result, Eleanor married Melvin Carl Henning on Aug. 25, 1946, in the Zion Lutheran Church parsonage, a marriage that lasted until Melvin died on April 14, 2005.
Eleanor spent a great deal of time as a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Liberty. She spent many years teaching Sunday school, and was the primary Sunday school superintendent for 25 years. Eleanor and her husband were instrumental in the formation of the Young Couple's Class at Zion. Eleanor also served on the church council. Eleanor was active in the WCTU and the local Home Extension Unit.
Eleanor was an excellent nurse, wife, mother and a good friend to many. She used her nursing skills to help many in need of care above and beyond the time spent in her professional settings. She will be missed and remembered by many but the years spent teaching Sunday school help us to remember the promises of God that she is with Jesus now and we can choose to join her someday.
She is survived by three children, Jan Miller and her husband, Mark, of Kingsford, Mich., Donald Henning and his wife, Linda, of Liberty, and Joan Selburg of Peoria; five grandchildren, Sara Miller, Lidonna Beer and her husband, Stephen, Ian Henning and his wife, Renee', Bridget Davis and her husband, Aaron, and Todd Selburg; three great-grandchildren, Declan Beer, Miriam Beer and Valin Selburg; a sister, Eunice Funk; and a brother-in-law, Charles Kill and his wife, Lina.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Elaine Henning, and a sister, Shirley Kill.
SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday in the Zion Lutheran Church in Liberty. Burial will be in Xander Cemetery at Liberty.
VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy.
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Samaritan's Purse Program or to the Xander Cemetery Association.
ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home, Quincy.
Published in Quincy Herald-Whig from February 14 to February 16, 2012
Eleanor Waneta Henning, 87, of Curtis Creek, formerly of Liberty, died on Saturday (Feb. 11, 2012) in Blessing Hospital.
She was born on March 14, 1924, in Beverly, the eldest daughter of Elvin and Bernice Kelly Hinchee.
She graduated from Beverly Grade School and Liberty High School. Eleanor played violin in the Beverly Community Orchestra and later played in the Liberty Community Band along with her future husband. She later graduated from the Blessing School of Nursing. In 1945, she was a nursing student cadet for Mayo General Hospital in Galesburg. After the war, Eleanor worked as a registered nurse for Blessing Hospital. Eleanor was offered a position as a private nurse in a local physician's office. However, her high school sweetheart thought it would be a difficult position for her to leave and so he asked her to be his wife. As a result, Eleanor married Melvin Carl Henning on Aug. 25, 1946, in the Zion Lutheran Church parsonage, a marriage that lasted until Melvin died on April 14, 2005.
Eleanor spent a great deal of time as a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Liberty. She spent many years teaching Sunday school, and was the primary Sunday school superintendent for 25 years. Eleanor and her husband were instrumental in the formation of the Young Couple's Class at Zion. Eleanor also served on the church council. Eleanor was active in the WCTU and the local Home Extension Unit.
Eleanor was an excellent nurse, wife, mother and a good friend to many. She used her nursing skills to help many in need of care above and beyond the time spent in her professional settings. She will be missed and remembered by many but the years spent teaching Sunday school help us to remember the promises of God that she is with Jesus now and we can choose to join her someday.
She is survived by three children, Jan Miller and her husband, Mark, of Kingsford, Mich., Donald Henning and his wife, Linda, of Liberty, and Joan Selburg of Peoria; five grandchildren, Sara Miller, Lidonna Beer and her husband, Stephen, Ian Henning and his wife, Renee', Bridget Davis and her husband, Aaron, and Todd Selburg; three great-grandchildren, Declan Beer, Miriam Beer and Valin Selburg; a sister, Eunice Funk; and a brother-in-law, Charles Kill and his wife, Lina.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Elaine Henning, and a sister, Shirley Kill.
SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday in the Zion Lutheran Church in Liberty. Burial will be in Xander Cemetery at Liberty.
VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy.
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Samaritan's Purse Program or to the Xander Cemetery Association.
ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home, Quincy.
Published in Quincy Herald-Whig from February 14 to February 16, 2012
She was born on March 14, 1924, in Beverly, the eldest daughter of Elvin and Bernice Kelly Hinchee.
She graduated from Beverly Grade School and Liberty High School. Eleanor played violin in the Beverly Community Orchestra and later played in the Liberty Community Band along with her future husband. She later graduated from the Blessing School of Nursing. In 1945, she was a nursing student cadet for Mayo General Hospital in Galesburg. After the war, Eleanor worked as a registered nurse for Blessing Hospital. Eleanor was offered a position as a private nurse in a local physician's office. However, her high school sweetheart thought it would be a difficult position for her to leave and so he asked her to be his wife. As a result, Eleanor married Melvin Carl Henning on Aug. 25, 1946, in the Zion Lutheran Church parsonage, a marriage that lasted until Melvin died on April 14, 2005.
Eleanor spent a great deal of time as a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Liberty. She spent many years teaching Sunday school, and was the primary Sunday school superintendent for 25 years. Eleanor and her husband were instrumental in the formation of the Young Couple's Class at Zion. Eleanor also served on the church council. Eleanor was active in the WCTU and the local Home Extension Unit.
Eleanor was an excellent nurse, wife, mother and a good friend to many. She used her nursing skills to help many in need of care above and beyond the time spent in her professional settings. She will be missed and remembered by many but the years spent teaching Sunday school help us to remember the promises of God that she is with Jesus now and we can choose to join her someday.
She is survived by three children, Jan Miller and her husband, Mark, of Kingsford, Mich., Donald Henning and his wife, Linda, of Liberty, and Joan Selburg of Peoria; five grandchildren, Sara Miller, Lidonna Beer and her husband, Stephen, Ian Henning and his wife, Renee', Bridget Davis and her husband, Aaron, and Todd Selburg; three great-grandchildren, Declan Beer, Miriam Beer and Valin Selburg; a sister, Eunice Funk; and a brother-in-law, Charles Kill and his wife, Lina.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Elaine Henning, and a sister, Shirley Kill.
SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday in the Zion Lutheran Church in Liberty. Burial will be in Xander Cemetery at Liberty.
VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy.
MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Samaritan's Purse Program or to the Xander Cemetery Association.
ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home, Quincy.
Published in Quincy Herald-Whig from February 14 to February 16, 2012
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