Henry Prentice

PRENTICE, HENRY SPENCE; age 83; departed this life October 13, 2009, after a valiant battle with cancer.  Henry was born on March 31, 1926 in Detroit, MI and was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings.  Mr. Prentice was a United States Marine Corp. veteran serving his country proudly in WWII.  Beloved husband of the late Margaret Anne with whom, he celebrated over 50 years of marriage.  He is survived by his children Scott and Karen; proud grandfather of Christopher Kinor, Heidi (Jeffery) Butler, Alyssa Prentice; loving great-grandfather of Haley and Jared Butler; numerous nieces and nephews and many loving friends of the Masonic orders.  Lucky to have found love twice in his life, he married Mary Alice Tait-Prentice in 2001, who preceded him in death.  Henry was affiliated with several of the Masonic Orders serving as Past Grand Royal Patron of the Grand Court of Arizona, Order of the Amaranth; Past Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter of Arizona, Order of the Eastern Star; Past Watchman of Shepherds, Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem; member of the Phoenix York Rite Bodies; 56 year member and Past Master of Farmington Lodge #151 FA.M. and a proud member of Sun City Lodge #72 FA.M. The family would like to thank Hospice Family Care and the numerous Masonic friends and family for their support. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the O.E.S. Scholarship Fund, 4600 North 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85016; the Amaranth Diabetes Research Foundation, 1350 East Scorpius Place, Ora Valley, AZ 85737; or Hospice Family Care, 1550 S. Alma School Rd, #102, Mesa, AZ 85210.  Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. at Sun City Christian Church, 9745 West Palmeras Dr. in Sun City.  Internment will follow on October 28, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at the Southern Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Sierra Vista, AZ.  Menke Funeral & Cremation Center