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Leonard J. Henkel III
AGE: 67 • Toms River
Leonard J. Henkel III, 67, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2015 at his home in Toms River. Born on May 23, 1947 in Hackensack, NJ, Len was the oldest of four boys. He is survived by his brothers: Charles, Frederick, and Thomas.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 44 years, Joanna Fagioli, whom he met prior to graduating from Newark Institute of Technology. The two forged a bond that led to a beautiful life near the beach and a civil engineering career that spanned more than 40 years. Len will be remembered for his love of the ocean and his unwavering support to his family. His spirit lives on through his children: Lenny, David, and Gretchen and his 4 grandchildren: Victoria, Madison, Carter, and Charlotte.
Visitation will take place on Thursday, March 12 between 3-5 pm, at Silverton Memorial Funeral Home, 2482 Church Rd., Toms River 08753. In lieu of flowers, a contribution can be made to the Alzheimer's Association to support the fight against the disease that took Len's mother. Donations can be sent to Alzheimer's Association , Greater New Jersey Chapter, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834 or online at www.alz.org.
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Patrick Francis Gallagher
I am so very sorry to hear of the Passing Lenny Henkel . I knew Lenny for a long time . He was a kind and thoughtfull person. Never had a bad word for any one that he knew or met . Mr. Bogle back in MJHS use to kid him about owning Huenkles in Maywood . Lenny would just laught it off and tell him that it was funny.
Marlene Hughes
I am saddened to hear about Lenny. I was hoping to see him at the 50th reunion since I had not seen him since our graduation from MJHS. Lenny took me out a couple times when we were freshmen, a perfect gentlemen. Our parents knew each other from Bogota High School. Rest in Peace Len.
Mike Schoenfeld
It was with great sadness that I learned of Len’s passing on the Bogota High School website. Len had been a friend of mine going back to the days of Maywood Elementary School. We hung out together as the years went by and we grew up and attended BHS. Len was always a go-getter and willing to do whatever work he had to do—whether it be difficult manual labor or studying--to make it through school and get his engineering degree.
As we got older, we used to double date on occasion. In fact we go back so far, my wife Carol and I used to double with Lenny and Joey. We had great trips together to the Jersey shore or Jones Beach on Long Island. Body surfing was a shared passion at the beach. As we got older and I was home for college vacations, we took many trips to NYC with our good buddy Bill Wehmann to enjoy various libations unavailable in Jersey to young men under 21. Although I ran with the big dogs, they both outweighed me by about 50 pounds and I could not keep up, and invariably would wind up being the sleepy passenger in the back seat. I was looking forward to seeing Len again at our 50th high school reunion, but must deal with the reality today. I’ll miss you, Len.
Frank Fiori
I am saddened to hear of Len's passing. I got to know Len more after high school as we both would car pool from Maywood to Newark College of Engineering together together. Our talks in the car developed our friendship and allowed me to see the strong, intellegent person he was. Rest in Peace Len.
Andrew Joseph Kopac
I was very saddened by the passing of Len Henkel. Len was a really good person and a great friend. I first knew him from church as we were both alter boys at Queen of Peace. We had a great time when we served together, especially when we were assisting Father Cook who was very short in stature. As we were standing at either side of Father Cook we would turn our heads and look squarely at each other and grin because we could not even see the top of the priest's head he was so short -what a hoot. Some people thought we were his body guards rather than his alter boys. It was a story Len even passed on to his kids. Later we used to hang out, play some Friday night tag football at a side lighted area of a factory down by route 17 and do other crazy things. Will really miss him, RIP my friend.
Robert Paul Grotto
Only knew Lenny in school but he came across as a nice easy going guy. May he rest in peace.