 |
Phillip Henderson Phillip Joe Henderson, 39, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on Saturday, September 25 after a short battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 29 at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines. Cremation will follow the service. Joe was born on January 24, 1965 in Clay Center, KS, to Martin and Margaret Henderson. He graduated from Chapman High School in 1983, Hutchinson Community College in 1985 with an AA in Business and later from Kansas State with a BA in Business Administration. He was employed by John Deere Credit in Johnston as a business development manager. Joe and his wife Juli Steppuhn- Henderson, originally of Council Bluffs, were married on August 8, 1998. He is survived by his wife; four children, Martin Joe, 17, Theresa Elizabeth, 15, Jordan Jonelle, 5, and Cassidy Joli, 2; mother, Margaret Kienzle of Hutchinson, KS; sisters, Debbie Templeton and Barbara Henderson of Hutchinson, KS; and brother, Martin Arthur Henderson of Atlanta, GA. Joe was preceded in death by his father, Martin Lester Henderson. Joe enjoyed cooking, playing with his children and playing all kinds of sports including volleyball, softball, tennis and bowling with his friends. He was a wonderful father and husband, and he will be greatly missed by his children, family, friends and co-workers. Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Brooks Funeral Care-University Chapel, where family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family will be used as donations for the trust funds being set up for the children. |