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Lynnea Lee Henry

Posted: 08/01/2024

Lynnea Lee Henry, 77, of East Galesburg, died at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Seminary Manor in Galesburg.
She was born July 22, 1947, in Galesburg, the daughter of Lester Lee and Eleanor Odessa (Swanson) Henry.
She is survived by two children, Damon (Mindy Gosset) Huddle of Galesburg and Dara (Justin) Hensley of Knoxville; and seven grandchildren, Christian, Dawson, Ashton, and Emmalyn Hensley and Logan, Evan, and EllaMae Huddle. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Lynnea was raised and educated in Galesburg, graduating from Galesburg High School in 1965. After returning to the workforce when her children were old enough, she worked as an x-ray technician, was a computer programmer for Caterpillar, and was an in-home care aid to the elderly. She later returned to school, graduating from Carl Sandburg College as a Registered Nurse. She retired some years later as the director of nursing from the former Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Knoxville.
Lynnea was a very active an

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