Br. Hugh Henderson, C.PP.S., 66, died on Monday, January 5, 2015, at his residence in Cincinnati, of natural causes.  He was born on August 10, 1948, in Cleveland, to Hugh and Dorothy (Triggs) Henderson. He entered the Community in 1967 and was professed on March 25, 1972.

Br. Hugh has served in education and parish ministries throughout his years as a religious brother. His early ministry sites included St. Edward Church Holy Trinity Church, and Polyclinic Hospital, all in Cleveland; and St. Anthony Church, Detroit.

In 1995 he was assigned to Saint Joseph’s College, where he served as assistant chaplain and admission recruiter. During his later years at the college, he also served as organist at Sacred Heart Church and Remington Presbyterian Church, both in Remington, Ind. From 1999 until his death, he was in parish ministry in Cincinnati, first at St. Mark Church and then at the Church of the Resurrection.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral with Archbishop Schnurr presiding and Fr. Clarence Williams, C.PP.S., preaching on January 14.  A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at St. Charles on January 15 with Fr. Larry Hemmelgarn, C.PP.S., presiding and Fr. Clarence Williams, C.PP.S., preaching.