WILMINGTON — Robert Joseph Senechal Sr., 100, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, at Davis Health Care Center.
He was born Aug. 17, 1918, in Sanford, Maine, the son of the late William and Eugenie Maurais Senechal. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Brown Senechal; brothers, Wilifred and Albert Senechal; and sister, Lillian Lepointe.
Surviving are his daughter, Marie Smithwick, and her husband, Gary, of Hampstead; son, Robert J. Senechal Jr., and his wife, Navana, of Rocky Point; grandsons, Jeffrey Kelley, and his wife, Marsha, and Ryan Swink; and great-granddaughters, Courtney and Jordan Sturtz.
Robert was a World War II veteran, having served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He retired from Timme/Deporter Textile Corporation. He was a member of the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary Catholic Church and enjoyed woodworking and gardening.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Basilica Shrine of St. Mary Catholic Church followed by a committal service at Oleander Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 1406 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401.
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