David LeRoy Henderson, 69, Mandan, ND died at MedCenter One in Bismarck on
November 12, 2009.

Funeral Services for David will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at the Peace Lutheran Church in Scranton, ND. Pastor Mary Peterson will officate with burial to be held on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (C.S.T.) at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, ND.

David was born on July 20, 1940 in Bowman, ND a son of Maurice and Gladys
(Erickson) Henderson. He graduated from Scranton High School in 1958.
After graduation David entered the US Navy, where he served on the USS
Oklahoma City. After serving in the navy, he became a welder for various
coal companies where he was involved in the construction of many draglines
for surface coal mines throughout the United States. He was most proud of
his work in Zanesville, Ohio on the "Big Muskie" the world's largest
dragline. He worked for Modern Machine/Industrial in Bismarck where he
often traveled to perform dragline maintenance. David was an avid reader,
fisherman and enjoyed hunting with his family. You could often find him
under the hood of a car doing mechanic work for friends. He was a
friendly and fun-loving man who always had a good story to tell.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one nephew, Todd Pierce. He
is survived by Linda Wertz with whom he made his home, daughters, Sheila
(Mike) Rumbold, Wyoming, IL; Santha (Duane) Swanson, Bowman, ND; and sons
Lonnie (Lori) Wertz, Fargo, ND; and Scott Walker, Seattle, WA. Three
sisters, Ann Johnson, Chicago, IL; Fae Pierce, Tucson, AZ; Jane (Leonard)
Pierce, Bismarck, ND; and three brothers, Jerome (Butch) Henderson,
Backus, MN; Bill ( Judy) Henderson, Lisbon, ND and Dale (Doreen)
Henderson, Scranton, ND. One granddaughter, Brooke Rumbold; five
grandsons, J.R. Mercer, Erick and Nick Rumbold, Conner and Chase Swanson,
and many nieces and nephews..

Krebsbach Funeral Service of Bowman in Charge of the arrangements.