Myrna Louise Henn

Myrna L. Hensley Henn, a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and companion, passed away peacefully at Van Crest Nursing Home in Van Wert, Ohio on May 6, 2026 at the age of 80. She was born December 2, 1945 in Celina, Ohio and she was the daughter of the late Carl Maurer and Ola (Linn) Maurer.

Myrna was a 1963 graduate of Rockford High School. She worked for a long time as the bookkeeper at Hensley's Welding Inc in Rockford. Myrna was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was an amazing home maker who made sure the cookie jar was always filled.

Surviving are two daughters, Melissa (Todd) Kaufman and Elizabeth (Roger) Luginbill both of Rockford, Ohio; Her companion of eighteen years, Stanley Zelt of New Haven, Indiana; Stanley's children, Jennifer (John) Lew and Heather (Shaun) Roe both of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Myrna's sister, Elaine Dull of Rockford, Ohio; her grandchildren, Eddie (Ricki) Burtch, Claire (Sam) Hempel, Haley Burtch, Elise Darrigan, Rogan Luginbill, Reece Luginbill, Seth Luginbill, Logan Lew, Cayden Lew, Emma Roe, and Sidney Roe; and her great grandchildren, Henry Burtch, Oliver Burtch, Harriet Hempel, and Josephine Hempel.

In addition to her parents, Myrna was preceded in death by her former husband, James E. Hensley, and her sisters, Romaine Minyoung and Mary Linda Beckham.

Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 am Thursday morning, May 14, 2026 at the Ketcham Ripley Funeral Home, 111 West First Street, Rockford, Ohio 45882 with Pastor Steve Haddix officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery, 3133 US Route 33, Rockford, Ohio.

The family will receive friends prior to the funeral service, from 9:00 am until 11:00 am Thursday May 14, 2026 at Ketcham Ripley Funeral Home.

Contributions in Myrna's memory may be given to the Alzheimer's Association, P. O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011, or alz.org.

Online condolences may be shared at www.ketchamripley.com.

Services have been entrusted to Ketcham Ripley Funeral Home, 111 West First Street, Rockford, Ohio 45882.