April 20, 2022 – Washington County, WI – Robert “Bob” John Henke, Sr., 88, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022, at Linden Grove in New Berlin. He was born on November 29, 1933, to Bruno and Marie (nee Bayer) Henke.
Robert Henke, Sr. met Janice Ione Henke (nee Marx) at Marquette University, and they were married on May 3, 1958. After a four-year stint in the Navy, he worked as a banker and finished his career as a salesman at Kunzelmann-Esser for over 30 years. Later in life owned and operated Henke’s U-Pick raspberry farm in Jackson.
Bob is survived by his children Robert, Jr. (Peggy) Henke and Chris Henke. He is further survived by grandchildren Nicholas (Amanda), Anthony, Timothy, Jarrod, and Brian, great-grandchildren Masen, Luke, and Hazel, nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his wife, his parents, and his siblings, Fr. Eugene Henke, Elaine Henke, Bruno (Ramona) Henke, and Mariann (Kenneth) Malmquist, and nephews John and Richard Malmquist.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at St. Peter Catholic Church, 208 E. Washington St., Slinger, WI, with Rev. Richard J. Stoffel presiding. Interment will follow the mass at Mt. Olivet Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Visitation will be at the church only on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. Memorials are appreciated to St. Peter Catholic Church, 208 E. Washington St., Slinger, WI.