He was preceded in death by his parents: John and Nancy seven brothers and sisters. He was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and the American Legion. They recently celebrated their 68th Wedding Anniversary and enjoyed recalling all of the good times they have had. He and Gloria farmed in South Dakota until 1980 when they moved to Wisconsin and farmed near Bloomer. In the Philippines, he was a combat radio operator working with a Navajo code talker and then he was a part of the occupation army in Japan. In WWII, Henry served in the Pacific Theatre in the 1st Calvary, 43rd Infantry, Battery B, 99th Field Artillery.

There he met Gloria Papka who he married on May 2, 1945. He went to South Dakota in 1944 to work harvesting the fields. He was born Novemnear Lake City AR to John Earl and Nancy Belle (Whitney) Vaughn. Vaughn, age 86, passed away at the Chippewa Veteran’s Home in Chippewa Falls on Thursday, June 20, 2013. We hope you find this service helpful during your time of need and would welcome any comments or suggestions you might have to help us serve our communities better. It is for this reason that we have attempted to design our online Sympathy Store with the utmost respect to the family and the deceased. We respect the sensitivity and dignity that comes with ordering tribute gifts from the funeral home.

Love Rising by Piper Vaughn