Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameWilliam F. HENK
Birth20 May 1926, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois2673,5
Death12 Feb 1973, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois2674,2675,5
Burial16 Feb 1973, Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois2674,2675
OccupationDes Plaines Street Department
ReligionChrist Church
Spouses
Birth19 Oct 1928, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois2670
Death19 Dec 1972, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois2671,2670
Burial22 Dec 1972, Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois2672,2670
FatherCarl Ernst HOEFT (1898->1958)
MotherGertrude SEEGERS (1902-1949)
ChildrenShirley
Obituary notes for William F. HENK
Chicago Tribune (IL) - 14 February 1973
William F. Henk of Des Plaines, beloved husband of the late Irene, nee Hoeft; dear father of Shirley [Leon] Rainbolt, William [Doris] and James Henk; one granddaughter; fond brother of Marvin Henk. Visitation Thursday from 2 to 10 p.m. at Oehler Funeral Home, Lee at Perry Streets, Des Plaines, where services will be held Friday 1 p.m. Interment Ridgewood. 824-5155

The Daily Herald, Chicago, Illinois, 14 Feb 1973, page 6
William F. Henk, 45, a long time resident of Des Plaines, died Monday in Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, after a short illness.
An employe for the City of Des Plaines Street Department, he was a veteran of World War II, U.S. Army. Mr. Henk was born in Des Plaines on May 20, 1927.
Visitation is tomorrow from 2 to 10 p.m. in Oehler Funeral Home, Lee and Perry streets, Des Plaines, where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday.
The Rev. R.K. Wobbe of Christ church, Des Plaines, will be officiating. Burial will be in Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines.
Preceded in death by his wife, Irene, nee Hoeft, in December 1972, survivors include two sons, William and daughter-in-law Doris Henk of Streamwood, and James of Des Plaines; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley (Leon) Rainbolt of Northlake; one grandchild and a brother, Marvin Henk of Fremont, Calif.
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