RIPLEY- Harry D. Henry, 90, of Ripley, NY, passed away peacefully with family at his side on Friday, July 12, 2024, at UPM Hamot Hospital in Erie, PA. He was born July 14, 1933, in Indiana, PA, the son of the late Harry C and Gertrude Brown Henry.

He was a 1951 graduate of Penn Run High School. He worked as a Utility Man for Electrical Materials in North East, PA, where he retired from. Harry then mowed the grass at the Lakeside Golf Course in Ripley for twelve years. He had belonged to the Westfield Moose, the South Ripley Fire Department, the South Ripley United Methodist Church, and the Ripley Rod and Gun Club.

The family couldn't have asked for a better father and grandfather. He was a very faithful man who taught his family to live by the words of the Bible. He was very well-loved and a proud family man and jokester who everyone called "Papa". He was a legend to his family, and what a family he left behind.

Harry loved yard work, tending his garden, golfing, mowing, God, and his family, especially his grandchildren.

He is survived by his three children, Timothy Henry, Colleen Henry Yokom, and Cindy Henry, four step-children, Dennis Watson, Debi Watson, Diane Jones, and Michael Watson, eight grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, ten great-great-grandchildren (with one on the way), and one great-great-great-grandchild.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Perdue Henry, whom he married on May 1, 1954, one daughter, Chrissy Garske, five brothers and four sisters.

At Harry's request, there will be no public services observed. A celebration of life will be held at the convenience of the family and will be announced.

Memorial donations can be made to the South Ripley Fire Department (102668 North East - Sherman Rd, Ripley, NY 14775).

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