Henry, Steven C. 1949-2010

HENRY, KUHAJEWSKI

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, volunteer (email)
Date: 8/5/2010 at 18:31:59

KINGSLEY, Iowa -- Steven C. Henry, 61, of Le Mars, Iowa, formerly of Kingsley, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, July 30, 2010, at the Royal C. Johnson Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Johnson -- Earnest Funeral Home of Kingsley. Burial will follow at a later date. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Steven Cleo Henry was born Jan. 20, 1949, in Kingsley, to Emmett W. and Stefanie (Kuhajewski) Henry. He attended Kingsley–Pierson High School. He sang in a local band while he was a teenager. Following graduation, Steven enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was inducted on May 2, 1968, in Omaha. He served overseas in Germany prior to earning his honorable discharge on March 20, 1970. Steven returned to the area and began a longtime career with John Morrell in Sioux City. A disability related to his military service caused him to retire early.

Steven enjoyed life and the company of others. He always had a positive outlook. He enjoyed cooking and caring for the other tenants in his apartment building.

He will be lovingly remembered by his daughters, Crystal and Robyn of Oskaloosa, Iowa; a son, Troy of Fremont, Neb.; sisters, Mabel Durr and her husband, Terry of Le Mars, and Maria Bales and her husband, Dale of Indianola, Iowa; a brother, Bill Henry and his wife, Tracy of South Sioux City; special friends, Larry, Sue, Brenda and Bernice; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a grandniece.

Honorary pallbearers will be Rick Irwin, Doug Harms, and Rob Hansen

Sioux City Journal
August 5, 2010
Sioux City, Iowa

Note: Same obituary is printed in the August 5, 2010 edition of the Le Mars Daily Sentinel.