Willard Neal Senff, 94, of Chillicothe, Ohio (Ross County) died 8:13 p.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Adena Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.''

He was born October 7, 1920, in Ross County, OH to the late Byron E. and Blanche L. (Immell) Senff. On April 12, 1947, he married Elizabeth Ann Bonner, who died June 21, 1991.

Willard served in the 12th Tactical Air Command Squadron of the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.
His family never tired of hearing his stories about India and Ceylon.

He attended the one-room schoolhouse in Hopetown and was a 1939 graduate of the former Centralia High School.
Willard was a jack of all trades and an avid gardener.
When he was about 80, his son had to hide his ladder after the wind had blown it over and Willard got down from the roof by shimmying down a tree.
With a quick wit and a penchant for pranks, Willard always made those around him chuckle.
He retired from the Mead Corporation and had also worked as Manager of Cussins and Fearn Co Hardware Store.

Surviving are a son, Neal (Kathy) Senff, of Chillicothe; daughters, Donna (Glenn) Lounsbury, of Ridgefield, CT, Rita (Kenneth) Kern, of Chillicothe, and Ruth Ann Senff-Wiemer, of Union, ME; grandchildren, Erin (Nick) Senff, of London, England, Sarah Senff, of Columbia, MO, Richard Allen (Shawna) Wiemer, of Union, ME, Meredith Wiemer, of Braintree, MA, and Kelly Kern, of Columbus; and a sister-in-law, Edith Senff.

He was predeceased by brothers, Charles E. Senff and Byron E. (Mary Cadden) Senff; sister Thelma (Frank Jr.) Tomastik; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at the WARE FUNERAL HOME with Pastor Donald Mundy officiating.

Burial will follow in St. Margaret Ceme
tery, where military graveside rites will be conducted by the Ross County Veterans Honor Guard. Friends may call at the Ware Funeral Home from 10 a.m. to 12 noon prior to the service on Saturday.
Donations may be made to Honor Flight, Columbus, Ohio or Adena Hospice.

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