Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Elizabeth Laing Henderson 1960-2010


Elizabeth Ann “Liz” Henderson, 50, Princeton, died Friday, July 23rd, 2010 at the University of Minnesota-Fairview Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Liz was born on March 9, 1960 in Minneapolis, MN, daughter of John and Jean (Hetland) Laing. She attended grade school in Memphis, Missouri and graduated from high school in Sidney, Nebraska. She attended Midland College in Fremont, Nebraska. She was united in marriage with Steve Henderson in 1982 moving to Lusk, Wyoming. She moved to Portage, Wisconsin in 1985, where she worked as a nurse’s aide in the nursing home and in 1995, she moved to Princeton, where she worked as the deli manager at Freichels Super Valu, later Sladek’s. More recently she has been a sales associate at Wal-Mart in Elk River, MN. She was diagnosed with cancer in February of this year.

Liz loved all kinds of music and sang in the church choir. She enjoyed decorating for holidays, making Halloween costumes for her children and cooking. She was very creative and enjoyed crafts, crocheting and sewing (for her granddaughter). She loved her dog, Emma and spending time at the lake. She especially enjoyed the sci-fi program “Dr. Who”.

Liz is survived by her three children: Joshua David Henderson of Minneapolis, Danielle Elizabeth Henderson of Elk River, and Stephanie Rose Henderson of Minneapolis; granddaughter: Kaeli Jean Geldert of Elk River; her parents: John and Jean Laing of Princeton; two sisters: Debra (Brett) Kruse of Houston, TX and Nancy (Mitch) Bradley of Thorn Hill, TN; sister-in-law: Laura Laing of Boston, MA; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents; and her brother: John Laing in 1994.

Visitation: 5-8 PM, Thursday, July 29th at the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home and for one hour before services at the church on Friday.

Funeral: 11:00 AM Friday, July 30th at Trinity Lutheran Church, Princeton, MN.

(Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Princeton, MN

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Condolences to the Liz Laing Henderson family

Via Steve Henderson: For my facebook friends who have not heard, the mother my children, Liz (Laing) Henderson passed away friday (July 23, 2010)morning after a battle with cancer. The memorial and funeral will be next Thursday and Friday, I am heading up to the Twin Cities in the morning to spend a day with Danielle, and hopefully Josh and Steph.

I will post more info when I receive it. ~ Lori