Letty Lee Henderson Obit

LETTY LEE HENDERSON peacefully passed away on Aug.7, 2026, at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby.   She was born on Sept. 8, 1944, in Pensacola, FL. She was proud to call Grand Rapids her hometown and graduated from Greenway High School, Coleraine in 1962. Preceding her in death are her parents Letty C. Prigge and Earl D. Henderson.  She is survived by several cousins, a stepbrother, and many friends through her faith.   Her attention to detail lead her to working as a data typist for three insurance companies and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Minneapolis, and as a bank bookkeeper and teller in Bovey and Bemidji.  Her true passion for making Hardanger embroidery resulted in dozens of intricate designs, and ultimately her work was featured in fine needlework publications. She was proud to show friends and family her pieces “in progress” and proudly showed the back was just as neat as the front!  More than one altar cloth is still proudly displayed today. In recent years, she made many special friends at Brookstone Manor in Grand Rapids, Vitality Living in Remer, and Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby.  A Graveside Service will be held at the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Emily on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m.   Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby. Visit koopfuneral home.com.