Obit: Sensenig, Alma H. (1954- 2021)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Sensenig, Hoover, Eberly, Martin, Brubaker, Newswanger, Leid, Weaver, Zimmerman, Nolt, Martin, Eberly, Oberholtzer

----Source: Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home (Owen, Clark Co., WI) 6/04/2021

Sensenig, Alma H. (26 September 1954 – 2 June 2021)

Alma H. Sensenig, age 66 years, 8 months and 7 days, of Curtiss passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.

Alma was born on September 26, 1954, in Lancaster County, PA, the daughter of Frank and Rebecca (Hoover) Hoover. She was united in marriage to Melvin Sensenig on April 10, 1975, in Pennsylvania. Alma and Melvin lived in Lancaster County, PA before moving to Wisconsin in 1978, where they farmed. Alma enjoyed making quilts and being a seamstress for many years. Nearing retirement age, she started a bakery “Grandma’s Oven”, which she loved until the day she died. She also loved to cook up a big meal for children and grandchildren.

Alma is survived by her husband: Melvin; children: Leroy of Lancaster, PA, Landis (Rhoda), Elam (Esther), Arlan (Margaret), Darlene (Leon) Eberly, Vernon, and Louella, all of Clark County; 31 grandchildren; a brother: Frank (Lena Mae); and four sisters: Mary (Elvin) Martin, Vera (Harvey) Brubaker, Frances (John Daniel) Newswanger, and Ella Leid. She is further survived by Melvin’s siblings: Vera Mae Weaver, Irene (Ammon) Zimmerman, Minerva (Eli) Newswanger, Verna (Aaron) Nolt, and Alta Faye (Marvin) Martin.

She is preceded in death by her parents: Frank and Rebecca; a stillborn son: Darrell; two sisters: Anna Mae Hoover and Martha (Edwin) Sensenig; and a brothers-in-law: Melvin Leid and Melvin Weaver.

Services will be at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 7, 2021, at Clark View Mennonite Church in the Town of Longwood. Her final resting place will be at the church cemetery. Paul Wesley Oberholtzer, Elvin Hoover, Randall Martin, and Jerry Brubaker will officiate. Pallbearers will be, Leroy Sensenig, Landis Sensenig, Elam Ray Sensenig, Arlan Sensenig, Leon Eberly, and Vernon Sensenig. Visitation will be on Sunday, June 6, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Melvin’s Sensenig residence (W3426 Willow Rd, Curtiss).

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