Saturday, April 23, 2011

Anna Elizabeth (Pleiman) Henry (April 22, 2011)

Anna Elizabeth (Pleiman) Henry, age 97 of Versailles, Ohio passed away on Friday April 22, 2011 at 4:08 AM at the Versailles Health Care Center, Versailles, Ohio. She was born April 2, 1914 in McCartyville, Ohio. The daughter of the late Bernard & Mary (Hoying) Pleiman.

A resident of Versailles for 65 years she was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, she worked along side her husband on the dairy farm north of Versailles. She was preceded in death by her husband, James P. Henry, whom she married April 29, 1939 and was married to for 69 years. She was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church.

In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her brothers: Henry, Albin, Leonard, Sylvester, Bernard, and Jerome Pleiman, and sister: Corrine Bornhorst.

Anna is survived by her children: Marilyn and Okey Kennedy of Citrus Springs, Florida, James and Kathy Henry of Tipp City, Ohio, Thomas and Marlene Henry of Hudson, Indiana and Bernice and William Hail of Mason, Ohio; 14 Grandchildren; 18 Great Grandchildren; Sisters: Norma Puthoff and Stella Evers and Sisters-in-law: Eileen Pleiman and Sally Pleiman.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday April 26, 2011 at 10:30 AM at St. Denis Catholic Church 14 E. Wood Street, Versailles, Ohio with Rev. Fr. David Vincent Celebrant. Burial will follow on St. Valbert Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 4:00 to 8:00 PM on Monday April 25, 2011 and from 9:00 to 10:00 AM on Tuesday at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to Masses in memory of Anna.