Myrtle Louise (Cunningham) Henning, 90, of Hartwick, IA passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Highland Ridge Care Center, Williamsburg, IA.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service, Belle Plaine with Pastor Tom Petersen officiating. Burial will take place at Our Silent Cemetery, Kellogg, IA.

Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to a memorial fund in Myrtle's name. Online condolences can be sent to www.hrbakfuneralhome.com

Myrtle was born April 28, 1928 in Buckin, MO. She was the daughter of Charley and Esther (Coburn) Cunningham. She was raised in Kellogg, IA, where she attended school, graduating in 1945. On March 30, 1946, she married John Wm. Henning.
In 1951 they moved to Hartwick where they made their home farming. Myrtle performed the many duties of a farm wife. She was the bookkeeper for their farming operation, worked in the fields when needed, ran after parts and supplies, was the nurse and the driver to the hospital, and she prepared the many meals that fed the hired help and family.

Myrtle enjoyed music, traveling, crosswords, trying new recipes, having her family around her, and especially playing cards with a good hand of "Squeak" whenever anyone would sit down and play with her.

She is survived by her 3 daughters, Anita (Vance) Bernsmeier of Eagle Grove, Diana (Daniel) Koehn of Cedar Rapids, Kathryn (Charles) Van Thournout of Hartwick; son, Jerry (Patti) Henning of Hartwick; sister, Charlotte Barge of San Diego, CA; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; 1 step great-grandson; 5 great-great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and family.

Myrtle was preceded in death by her parents, husband, John (70 years of marriage before his passing in 2017) and great-granddaughter, Katie Nicole Koehn.