A Mass for Ray Henely will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Trenton.
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A Mass for Ray Henely will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Trenton.
A family visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2005 at the Whitaker-Eads Funeral Home in Trenton.
Mr. Henely, a 77-year-old resident of Leisure Lake, died at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2005 at the Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton.
Mr. Henely was born on March 3, 1928 in Clarion, IA, the son of George and Madeline Mathew Henely. He attended and graduated from Mason City, IA, High School and then entered the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean War. After his honorable discharge, he attended and graduated from Mason City Junior College. He then attended and graduated from Iowa State University in Ames, IA, with a degree in professional engineering.
He was married on Aug. 30, 1952 in Mason City to Margaret Denker, who survives of the home. The couple moved to Red Oak, IA, where he was employed as the resident engineer with the Iowa Highway Commission. They moved to Mason City, where he was the Cerrogordo County Engineer. They then moved to Sioux City, IA, where he was a secondary road engineer. The moved to Des Moines, IA, in 1967, where he was executive director of the Associated General Contractors until 1990, when he became the Clark County Engineer at Osceola, IA. He retired in 1993 and the couple moved to Leisure Lake to make their home.
He was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Trenton.
In addition to his wife, Margaret, Mr. Henely is survived by one son, John Henely of Norwalk, IA; three daughters, Kathi Henely of Perry, IA, Karen Person of Ottumwa, IA, and Ann Danley of Newton, IA; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Richard and Robert Henely.
The family has suggested memorial contributions to either the Conception Abbey or the North Central Missouri College Booster Club.