Pete Henesler, 76, of Route 2, Pinckneyville, died Thursday in Pinckneyville Community Hospital.
He was a retired farmer and lifetime resident of the area.
Born in Perry Co. May 20, 1900, he was the son of the late Tony and Mary (Peters) Henseler. In 1921 he married the former Mae McClurken who preceded him in death on January 26, 1971.
Survivors include three daughters, Annabelle Varn, Ruskin, Fla; Ruth Bruno and Betty Bruno Pinckneyville; five sons, Robert, James and Francis Henseler, Pinckneyville and Roy Henseler, South Roxana and Gene Arthur Henseler, Moro; 24 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; one brother, Henry Henseler, Bluford, and sister, Lena Boswinkle of Orlando, Florida.
Others preceding him in death were a brother, two sisters, a son, a daughter, three grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. from Oak Grove Baptist Church, where he was a member.
Rev. L.W. Hageland Rev. Raymond Baggott will officiate with interment in the church cemetery.
Pinckneyville Democrat June 17, 1976
Pete Henesler, 76, of Route 2, Pinckneyville, died Thursday in Pinckneyville Community Hospital.
He was a retired farmer and lifetime resident of the area.
Born in Perry Co. May 20, 1900, he was the son of the late Tony and Mary (Peters) Henseler. In 1921 he married the former Mae McClurken who preceded him in death on January 26, 1971.
Survivors include three daughters, Annabelle Varn, Ruskin, Fla; Ruth Bruno and Betty Bruno Pinckneyville; five sons, Robert, James and Francis Henseler, Pinckneyville and Roy Henseler, South Roxana and Gene Arthur Henseler, Moro; 24 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; one brother, Henry Henseler, Bluford, and sister, Lena Boswinkle of Orlando, Florida.
Others preceding him in death were a brother, two sisters, a son, a daughter, three grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. from Oak Grove Baptist Church, where he was a member.
Rev. L.W. Hageland Rev. Raymond Baggott will officiate with interment in the church cemetery.
Pinckneyville Democrat June 17, 1976
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