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Lisa York Henne

Lisa York Henne

April 29, 1965 – January 10, 2015

Lisa was born to Jim and Mary York on April 29, 1965 in Laramie, Wyoming. The family then moved to Granger Utah where her little brother, Richard, was born October 26, 1966.  Her first fishing trip was to Hattie Lake in windy Laramie at one-week old.  Lisa’s growing-up years were spent in Juneau Alaska and Boise Idaho where she graduated from Borah High.  She loved visiting her maternal grandparents, Dick and Bernice Benham in Bruneau Idaho and her Auntie Eloise and Uncle Joe in Cody Wyoming where she could ride horses, swim, camp and fish.

Lisa met and married Dana Ruzicka (another Borah High graduate) where they made their home. Her children, Cory Dean was their first born, followed by his lovely little sister, Kayla Jane (Janie Bird)— they were her finest legacy.

Lisa later married Troy Henne n 2005 and have resided in Boise since. Together they shared their love of their children, dogs, the great outdoors, wild flowers, hummingbirds, aspen trees, the Owyhee desert, camping in the mountains, and fishing the lakes and streams from Idaho to the Pacific Ocean.  She loved music and could remember the lyrics and tune of any song she heard. Her most recent venture into music was to learn to play her new ukulele. She could set up camp quicker than Jack Flash, and she was incredibly good at everything she did. She was artistic, smart, and beautiful.
Her sense of humor (inherited from her Daddy Jim) was priceless. Her energy, honesty and work ethic were unmatched. Her motto was “Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way.” Lisa had a diverse and amazing work history, including Denny’s, Bogus Basin Trail Ride camp cook, Hewlett-Packard, Boise Interagency Fire Center, T.J. Maxx/Home Goods freight coordinator (her most recent pride of accomplishment).

Her beautiful spirit and soul will certainly make heaven more interesting and fun!  We love her more than sunshine!

Lisa is survived by these beloved family members: spouse, Troy Henne (Boise); her brother Richard, sister-in-law, Rebecca, nieces Sage and Shakti and only nephew Phoenix (Portland Oregon); her children, Cory Dean (Kona Hawaii) and Kayla Jane (Boise); her father and stepmother, Jim and Carol York (Sparks Nevada); her first husband, Dana Ruzicka (Ocean View, Hawaii); her mother and stepfather, Mary Benham Mengel and Steve Mengel (Vancouver Washington); Auntie Eloise and Uncle Joe York (Meeteetse Wyoming); Uncle Roy and Aunt Susan York (Carson Washington); Aunt Jean (Florida); first cousins Cathy York Davenport (Dallas Oregon), Twila York Sims (Helena Montana), Bobby York (Arkansas) and Staci York (Florida).

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday January 17 at Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel at 5400 Fairview Avenue in Boise.


Donations in Lisa’s honor may be made to the Idaho Humane Society, 4775 West Dorman St, Boise, ID 83705 in lieu of flowers.
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