Henry R. "Hank" Vesey
October 10, 1920 — December 5, 2012
Henry R. “Hank” Vesey, 92, formerly of Delhi, died Wednesday, December 05, 2012 at Oak Crest Manor in Dyersville.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, December 8, 2012 at the Delhi United Methodist Church by Rev. Lorraine Hartman. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Friday, December 7th at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Earlville and one hour prior to services at the Church on Saturday. Burial and Military Honors will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Delhi.
Hank was born October 9, 1920 in Delhi, the son of Charles and Juanita (Bartlett) Vesey. Hank graduated from Delhi High School in 1939.
On April 12, 1941, Hank was united in marriage to Etta Jean (Stovall) at Kansas City, Missouri. Hank served in the United States Army during World War II with the 5th Army in Africa and Europe. Upon discharge in 1945, the couple moved to Delhi, Iowa.
Hank was an active plaster, bricklayer and stone mason for 43 years and a 50 year member of Bricklayers Union, and also was building and grounds superintendent at Maquoketa Valley Schools Delhi retiring in 1984. Hank loved his family dearly, enjoyed visiting with friends, fishing, nature, a passion for crossword puzzles, gardening, and baking. He loved his grandchildren and great grandchildren and taught them kindness, honesty, and the power of a sense of humor.
Hank is survived by his seven children, Charles (Joyce) Vesey of Muscatine, Judy (Richard) Boeckenstedt of Dyersville, Barbara (Merlyn) Green of Free port, IL, Susan (Jeff) Hiller of Franklin TN, Nancy (Jack) Seymour of Colorado Springs, CO, Robert Vesey of Madison, WI, and Janice (Howard) Litvack, Franklin TN; nineteen grandchildren; and twenty six great-grandchildren; sisters, Helen Vesey First, Millie Vesey Shaw, and Shirley Vesey Day; and numerous nieces, and nephews.
Hank was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Juanita; his wife, Etta Jean in 2008; brothers and sisters; Hazel Vesey Crouch, Vivian Vesey O'Brien, Carmen Vesey Brodfield, Harriet Vesey Hoey, Edward "Denny" Vesey, Beverly Jean Vesey Anderson; and one grandson, Richard Boeckenstedt, Jr.
In lieu of flowers Henry's request is to have memorials be given to Evergreen Cemetery, in care of the Delhi Methodist Church, for the construction of a new brick entrance to the Evergreen Cemetery.
Please sign the online guestbook for Hank at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, December 8, 2012 at the Delhi United Methodist Church by Rev. Lorraine Hartman. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Friday, December 7th at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Earlville and one hour prior to services at the Church on Saturday. Burial and Military Honors will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Delhi.
Hank was born October 9, 1920 in Delhi, the son of Charles and Juanita (Bartlett) Vesey. Hank graduated from Delhi High School in 1939.
On April 12, 1941, Hank was united in marriage to Etta Jean (Stovall) at Kansas City, Missouri. Hank served in the United States Army during World War II with the 5th Army in Africa and Europe. Upon discharge in 1945, the couple moved to Delhi, Iowa.
Hank was an active plaster, bricklayer and stone mason for 43 years and a 50 year member of Bricklayers Union, and also was building and grounds superintendent at Maquoketa Valley Schools Delhi retiring in 1984. Hank loved his family dearly, enjoyed visiting with friends, fishing, nature, a passion for crossword puzzles, gardening, and baking. He loved his grandchildren and great grandchildren and taught them kindness, honesty, and the power of a sense of humor.
Hank is survived by his seven children, Charles (Joyce) Vesey of Muscatine, Judy (Richard) Boeckenstedt of Dyersville, Barbara (Merlyn) Green of Free port, IL, Susan (Jeff) Hiller of Franklin TN, Nancy (Jack) Seymour of Colorado Springs, CO, Robert Vesey of Madison, WI, and Janice (Howard) Litvack, Franklin TN; nineteen grandchildren; and twenty six great-grandchildren; sisters, Helen Vesey First, Millie Vesey Shaw, and Shirley Vesey Day; and numerous nieces, and nephews.
Hank was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Juanita; his wife, Etta Jean in 2008; brothers and sisters; Hazel Vesey Crouch, Vivian Vesey O'Brien, Carmen Vesey Brodfield, Harriet Vesey Hoey, Edward "Denny" Vesey, Beverly Jean Vesey Anderson; and one grandson, Richard Boeckenstedt, Jr.
In lieu of flowers Henry's request is to have memorials be given to Evergreen Cemetery, in care of the Delhi Methodist Church, for the construction of a new brick entrance to the Evergreen Cemetery.
Please sign the online guestbook for Hank at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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