Todd Henry, 56
Wed, 01/04/2023 - 12:45pm
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Feb. 9, 1966 —
Dec. 28, 2022
URBANA - Todd Henry, age 56, of Urbana, Iowa died on Dec. 28, 2022, at his home due to an unknown cause.
Celebration of life will be held on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, from 4-y p.m. at the Heritage Event Center in Cresco, Iowa.
Todd Paul Henry was born on Feb. 9, 1966, in Cresco, the son of Joe and Paulette (Whalen) Henry. He was raised outside of Bluffton, Iowa and was a 1984 graduate of North Winneshiek High School in Decorah, Iowa.
After graduating, he worked on the family farm and then for Schoenfelder Farms in Rochester, Minn. After hanging up his farm gloves, he decided to give construction work a try, working at Wicks Construction before going to work at Bruening Rock Products as a heavy equipment operator/truck driver for 22 years. In 1991 he married Rachelle Garness of Mabel, Minn., and to that union, three boys were born. They later divorced. In 2003 he married Julie Linderbaum of Ridgeway, Iowa, and to that union, a daughter was born.
Todd enjoyed the simple things in life. He loved being outdoors, whether it be fishing or mowing his lawn. In his younger years he enjoyed pheasant hunting and trapping gophers. He was an animal-lover and was known as an “Animal Whisperer” to his family. He loved nice cars, fixing things and spending time in his garage.
Todd is survived by his wife, Julie; sons, Tanner (Ashley Morgan) Henry of Wilmington, Del., Sawyer (Amanda) Henry of Shellsburg, Iowa and Parker (Ali Graves) Henry of Mabel; daughter, Kylie Henry of Boone, Iowa; father, Joe Henry of Decorah; brother, Shawn (Julie) Henry of Decorah; sisters Jolyn (Darren) Riehle of Rochester, Jill (Mike) Walton of Cresco, Nicole (Greg) Gerlach of St. Paul, Minn. and Brittnee Henry of Ridgeway; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and an upcoming granddaughter coming in a couple of weeks.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Paulette Henry, and grandparents, Herbert and Isabel Henry and Paul and Zola Whalen.
