Dateline: Godfrey
Mary Catherine (Davey) Henson, 78, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at her home in Godfrey. She was the third child of the late Frances and Sarah (O'Toole) Davey born on July 15, 1933 in Alton. She attended SS Peter & Paul and Marquette Catholic High School then went to DePaul School of Nursing. She married August A. Lottman of St. Louis in November 1953 and started their family. He died suddenly leaving her a widow/mother. She moved back to Alton, began working at St. Joseph Hospital in Alton. She then married Maurice Wenzel and continued her family. She became a P.E. teacher at SS Peter & Paul and a foster mother with Catholic Charities. She then went to work for VIP Manor nursing home in Wood River where she was awarded the Illinois State Nurse of the year 1990. She had married Wilbert Henson and after 26 years of marriage he passed away in 2006. She leaves behind a son and two daughters, Augie A. Wenzel (Diane) of Cheyenne, WY, Judy Harris of St. Louis, MO, Diane Doran (Tom) of Godfrey, a sister, Sarah Huber (Bodie) of Alton, a brother, Dan Davey (Vickie) of Las Vegas, Nevada, 8 grandchildren, Carrie Epstein of South Carolina, Erik Monical, Clayton Monical both of Chicago, Maredith Harris of Alton, Ben Harris of Chicago, Sarah Doran of Godfrey, Abby Bagwill (Kevin) of Alton, and Millie Doran of Godfrey, six great grandchildren, Sydney, Ross, Rosalind, Gilson, Brianne, and Matilda, two step children, Jeffrey Bartlett of Godfrey and Jennifer Seward of Franklin, IL, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother, Pete Davey of Alton in 1983, her son, Brian Wenzel of Godfrey in 1993, and a daughter Kathleen Monical of Godfrey in 2006. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 17, 2011 at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Monsignor Kenneth Steffen will officiate. Her nephew, Ron Wenzel, will conduct a family celebration and burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery in July of 2012 for all family to be able to attend from out of state. Gent Funeral Home in Alton is in charge of arrangements.



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