Yvonne Laura Henkelmann

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“Life isn’t simple” Yvonne often said, and yet she wanted her passing to be as “simple as
possible.”
We honor a complex person who was many things to many people. In her 68 years of aliveness,
she would admit often that she felt she had made mistakes but had done her best to correct and
learn from them.

Her passions ran high, from her “grandbabies” and their family, to her art (sculptured cloth dolls
before her RA kicked in), to even her love for slot machines and casino’s, to those she called
friends who she was fiercely loyal to. At times self-critical, and driven to do her best, she tried to
exhibit what she called a “moral code” in what she chose to do in life. “It’s the principle” was a
phrase used commonly when she was upset at something. She presented tough and hard at
times, but those who knew her never doubted that she had a big giving and loving heart.

With Yvonne’s passing, there is a sense of loss for many, yet memories (and perhaps pictures)
will hopefully aide in keeping her with us in some meaningful way.

-Wayne