Howard E. Senn
Howard E. Senn of Fort Collins, Colo., passed away Aug. 26 at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minn.
Howard Emmet Senn was born July 31, 1942, to Howard and Marella (Kennedy) Senn of Zelienople.
He graduated from Zelienople High School in 1960, and then studied at Fenn College in Cleveland, West Penn Technical School in Pittsburgh, and graduated from the University of Missouri in St. Louis.
Howard served in the Pennsylvania National Guard and the California National Guard from 1965 until 1970.
In 1965, Howard went to work for McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) in St. Louis.
Howard married Mary Nemmers in 1970 and they had two children, Stephanie and Andrew.
During his tenure with McDonnell Douglas, Howard was based in Patuxent River, Md., Edwards Air Force Base, Lancaster, Calif., Dallas, Texas, and Seattle, Wash. He retired in 2001 after 35 years.
He flunked retirement and went to work for Eclipse Aviation Corp. in Albuquerque, N.M., as a test engineer from 2002 until 2006. After Albuquerque, Howard and Mary relocated to Fort Collins, Colo.
Howard was an avid fisherman and golfer. He loved camping with his family, fishing trips and golf games with his buddies, and traveling everywhere with Mary.
He was a beloved husband, dad, granddad, brother and friend and touched many, many lives each and every place he lived, bringing with him kindness, wit and wise counsel.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; his daughter, Stephanie (Chad) Carter of Wetmore, Colo.; three grandchildren, Sam, Gabe and Calvin; his sister, Marla (Senn) Billinger of Pennsylvania; his brothers-in-law, Bill Nemmers and Charlie (Judy) Nemmers; his sisters-in-law, Virginia Nemmers and Louise Nemmers; nine nieces and nephews, Cheryl (Jamie Miller) Billinger, Kathryn Billinger, Adam (Lisa) Nemmers, Bart (Elizabeth) Nemmers, Cecilia (Greg) Lillegard, Dianne (Paul) Hergenrother, Emily (Kevin) Mantooth, Robert Nemmers and Sara Mageli; and 11 great-nieces and great-nephews.
Howard was preceded in death by his son, Andrew, who passed away in 2014.
SENN — Visitation for Howard E. Senn, who died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, will be held Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Please check the website for time at www.bohlenderfuneralchapel.com.Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, at Plymouth United Church of Christ in Fort Collins, Colo.A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.Memorials in Howard's name may be directed to the Mayo Clinic at https://philanthropy.mayoclinic.org, select designation as other and enter in “paraneoplastic syndrome” or to NAMI Minnesota https://namimn.org.
