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Jack L. Henshaw

Posted: 03/11/2024

Jack L. Henshaw, age 82, of Oquawka, Illinois; passed away at 2:00 pm on Saturday March 9, 2024 at his rural Oquawka residence. Known to his family as "slap happy pappy" Jack was born on January 27, 1942 in Oquawka and is the son of Harold W. and Velma M. Simpson Henshaw. Jack was raised in Oquawka where he attended local schools and G&O High School. Jack was previously married to Dorothy Lynne Stevenson. He later lived with his significant other, Robert for some twenty years before her death. Jack first worked with his father at the sawmill in Oquawka, IL for a number years. Jack became the Village Superintendent for the Village of Oquawka which he was for forty years before his retirement. After his retirement Jack raised and sold Livestock, cattle and hogs, locally. He loved his garden and grew and sold produce locally for many years. His greatest love was his family and grandchildren.
He is survived by three daughters, Jacque Worden and Lewis of Burlington, Iowa, Becky Tee

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