Obituary: Hennig, John Francis

Age 84

Wed., May 14, 2014

HENNIG, John Francis Was born on June 20, 1929 in Omaha, NE.

He passed away in his home in Spokane on May 7, 2014 at the age of 84.

John was a retired Air Force Tech.

Sgt.

and a Technical Representative for Xerox Corp.

He was an avid hunter, fisherman, photographer and Jack Of All Trades.

He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years Carolyn Hennig; brother Tom Hennig; son Jason Hennig; daughter Jodi Sabie; and seven grandchildren.

John’s memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 17th at 2 p.m. at Holy Cross Funeral Center Chapel - 7200 N. Wall St. followed by a Celebration of Life at the INWC on 6116 N. Market.

We would love for you to bring a picture of him and flower of your choice to the service for my mom to plant in her garden in his memory.

We love and miss you always and forever!!

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