Henry was born in Otto, Texas on April 16, 1932 to Charlie and Selma (Jahnke) Papendorf. He grew up in the Otto area, where he and his brother and sisters helped their parents farm. He attended the St. Paul School, where he met his future bride, Leona Woltman. They married on September 14, 1952 and moved to Marlin, Texas, where they raised their two children.
Henry worked as a maintainer operator for the Texas Highway Department for 37 years, and received commendations for his long record of safe driving. In his heart, however, he remained a farmer. He kept a large garden and at various times, he owned cows, horses, hogs, sheep, turkeys, ducks, and chickens. His neighbor once remarked that she didn’t need to go to the zoo because there was such a variety of animals next door. Henry loved dogs and raised Chihuahuas, Rat Terriers and Pekingese. When he retired, a gift of four parakeets eventually became an aviary with hundreds of parakeets, cockatiels, and finches that he sold at local markets.
Henry liked tractors and trucks, western shirts and cowboy hats, and a good practical joke. He was a hard worker and a good dancer. He had old school values and believed in helping others. He mowed his widowed neighbor’s yard and enjoyed sharing vegetables from his garden with his friends. Once, after seeing a homeless man walking down the road, he drove after him with a fried chicken dinner.
Henry loved his family, his home, and his pastimes. He was sure of his place in the world and satisfied with what he had been given. He is deeply loved and missed.
Henry worked as a maintainer operator for the Texas Highway Department for 37 years, and received commendations for his long record of safe driving. In his heart, however, he remained a farmer. He kept a large garden and at various times, he owned cows, horses, hogs, sheep, turkeys, ducks, and chickens. His neighbor once remarked that she didn’t need to go to the zoo because there was such a variety of animals next door. Henry loved dogs and raised Chihuahuas, Rat Terriers and Pekingese. When he retired, a gift of four parakeets eventually became an aviary with hundreds of parakeets, cockatiels, and finches that he sold at local markets.
Henry liked tractors and trucks, western shirts and cowboy hats, and a good practical joke. He was a hard worker and a good dancer. He had old school values and believed in helping others. He mowed his widowed neighbor’s yard and enjoyed sharing vegetables from his garden with his friends. Once, after seeing a homeless man walking down the road, he drove after him with a fried chicken dinner.
Henry loved his family, his home, and his pastimes. He was sure of his place in the world and satisfied with what he had been given. He is deeply loved and missed.
Henry was born in Otto, Texas on April 16, 1932 to Charlie and Selma (Jahnke) Papendorf. He grew up in the Otto area, where he and his brother and sisters helped their parents farm. He attended the St. Paul School, where he met his future bride, Leona Woltman. They married on September 14, 1952 and moved to Marlin, Texas, where they raised their two children.
Henry worked as a maintainer operator for the Texas Highway Department for 37 years, and received commendations for his long record of safe driving. In his heart, however, he remained a farmer. He kept a large garden and at various times, he owned cows, horses, hogs, sheep, turkeys, ducks, and chickens. His neighbor once remarked that she didn’t need to go to the zoo because there was such a variety of animals next door. Henry loved dogs and raised Chihuahuas, Rat Terriers and Pekingese. When he retired, a gift of four parakeets eventually became an aviary with hundreds of parakeets, cockatiels, and finches that he sold at local markets.
Henry liked tractors and trucks, western shirts and cowboy hats, and a good practical joke. He was a hard worker and a good dancer. He had old school values and believed in helping others. He mowed his widowed neighbor’s yard and enjoyed sharing vegetables from his garden with his friends. Once, after seeing a homeless man walking down the road, he drove after him with a fried chicken dinner.
Henry loved his family, his home, and his pastimes. He was sure of his place in the world and satisfied with what he had been given. He is deeply loved and missed.
Henry worked as a maintainer operator for the Texas Highway Department for 37 years, and received commendations for his long record of safe driving. In his heart, however, he remained a farmer. He kept a large garden and at various times, he owned cows, horses, hogs, sheep, turkeys, ducks, and chickens. His neighbor once remarked that she didn’t need to go to the zoo because there was such a variety of animals next door. Henry loved dogs and raised Chihuahuas, Rat Terriers and Pekingese. When he retired, a gift of four parakeets eventually became an aviary with hundreds of parakeets, cockatiels, and finches that he sold at local markets.
Henry liked tractors and trucks, western shirts and cowboy hats, and a good practical joke. He was a hard worker and a good dancer. He had old school values and believed in helping others. He mowed his widowed neighbor’s yard and enjoyed sharing vegetables from his garden with his friends. Once, after seeing a homeless man walking down the road, he drove after him with a fried chicken dinner.
Henry loved his family, his home, and his pastimes. He was sure of his place in the world and satisfied with what he had been given. He is deeply loved and missed.
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