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Richard Henriksen

WATERSMEET, Mich. — Richard Henriksen, 68, a resident of Watersmeet since 2001, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at his home.

He was born June 13, 1948, in Illinois to parents Harry and Irene Henriksen. Richard graduated from Devry with a degree in electrical engineering. He married Nancy Clark in Glendale Heights, Ill., in 1985.

He worked at Western Electric and Bell Laboratories in Chicago and Naperville, Ill., before moving to Michigan. Richard was involved in the Upper Peninsula Thunder Riders as a past president and groomer. He was the Watersmeet Township trustee from 2012 to 2016.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Henriksen, of Michigan; son, Patrick (Tammy) Clark, of Montana; one grandson; and numerous other family and friends.

A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home in Eagle River, Wis. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until the time of the service.

Burial will take place at Mount Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, Ill., at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4.

Arrangements are by Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home, Eagle River.

Online condolences may be expressed at gaffney-busha.com.