Vera D. Henn's Obituary
Vera Henn (Pantle) was born March 12, 1932 in Encampment, Wyoming to Charles and Mildred Pantle. Vera, age 85, passed away on March 26, 2017 surrounded by her family at the Franciscan Hospice House in Tacoma, Washington. Vera graduated from Woodburn High School in Woodburn, Oregon. She married Merle Henn June 17th, 1951. They were married 62 years. Vera loved to sew, make porcelain dolls for each one of the girls as well as bake cakes, sell Avon and Princess House Crystal. She was a full-time homemaker managing the daily tasks of running the home while Merle was traveling in the Air Force or running his commercial trucking business. Vera loved dogs which included Pomeranian's, Poodles and other “mixed” breed dogs. She loved to spend the summers in Oregon on the farm where she would pick berries, take the kids to Settlemeier Park followed by a trip to get ice cream on those hot summer days. She loved to go to Watson’s Greenhouse in Puyallup, Washington with the girls for lunch and flower shopping.
Vera is preceded in death by husband Merle, parents Charles & Mildred Pantle, sister-in-law Nancy Pantle, and niece Darlene Wellons. Vera’s living survivors include her children Susan Jarosz, Stephen Henn, Judy Ramento and Joanne Burr; her grandchildren Carrie and Jamie Jarosz, Selena Frederick, Christopher Ramento, Chrystal Peterson; her great-grandchildren Elizabeth Jarosz, Logan Peterson, Adelaide (Dela) Grace-Rae Frederick and Clementine (Emi) Faith Isabel Frederick, brother Fred Pantle and wife Lorraine, niece Karen Smith and husband Dan, and their sons Jonathan and Joshua, nephew Dwayne Pantle and wife Melinie, brother-in-law Roy Henn and wife Merle; niece Terry Lepire and husband Ken, and their daughters Jill and Amy; nephew Bill Henn and wife Jennifer, and their daughters Emily and Ali.
We would like to thank the amazing staff at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington as well as the staff at the Franciscan Hospice House. We would also like to thank Quality Sitters who provided wonderful care for mom throughout her longstanding battle with multiple sclerosis. We would also like to thank her past caregiver Sara Miller “Chadwick” and Bambi, her most recent caregiver, who devoted both their time and love to mom. Her days were better and brighter because of you.
The family will be planning a private celebration of life memorial to honor and remember what a great woman, mom, sister, wife, grandma and great-grandma she was. She will be deeply missed but we rest knowing she is with our Lord and Savior Jesus where she can run free of pain and join those who have gone ahead of her.
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