Mary Jane Sensenig

Mary J. Sensenig, 97, of Reamstown, PA, passed away early Monday morning, July 22, 2024, at Fairmount Homes in Ephrata. Born in Red Run, PA, Mary was a daughter of the late Jessie & Nellie (Rupp) Drybread and the loving wife to Raymond Z. Sensenig for 64 years until his passing in 2016.

Mary was a farmgirl, grew up in Red Run, neighboring the farm where Raymond was raised. Knowing one another practically all their lives, they married in 1951 and moved to Reamstown. Mary was a member of St. Paul’s E.C. Church since she was a child and baptized there as a teenager. She loved to play piano and sing, often playing for local nursing homes, the Water Street Mission, sometimes at church, and singing in groups with her sisters. Mary was kind, loving, and once had the tender skill to work with the elderly. She had a strong work ethic and had worked at Stunzi Silk Mill for 10-years, The Dutchmaid for 25 years, Zinn’s Diner, and the Good Funeral Home. Mary also enjoyed being a van driver for special needs children. She enjoyed her daily trips to Park Place and Burger King, and often frequented Weaver Markets. Most of all, Mary loved her family, her face lit up with visiting with the grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mary was proud of her son, Bruce, sharing his successes and family stories with all her friends.

Mary is survived by her son, Bruce L. Sensenig, husband of Denise (Kalbach) of Denver; four grandchildren, Kelly Janke, Dana (Brandon) Risser, Timothy Sensenig, and Carrie (Zachary) Burkhart; and six great grandchildren, Olivia, Benjamin, & Nicholas Janke, Kaylee & Makenzie Risser, and Jayce Burkhart. Mary was predeceased by siblings, Naomi Bair, Melvin Brubaker, Lillian Frankhouser, Alma Martin, and Betty Zimmerman.

Services will be held on Fri., Aug. 2nd at St. Paul’s E.C. Church, 46 E. Church St., Reamstown. The viewing will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. and the service will begin at 11 a.m. Interment will immediately follow at Fairview Annex Cemetery in Denver.

Bruce & Denise would like to thank the nurses and staff of Fairmount Homes for their kind care of Mary.

In lieu of flowers, contributions are appreciated in memory of Mary to St. Paul’s E.C. Church at www.stpaulsreamstown.com/donate and Fairmount Homes www.fairmounthomes.org/faith-expression/stewardship/giving-options/

Arrangements by Good Sipler Funeral & Cremation Centre, Inc., Reamstown (Stevens).   www.siplerfuneralhome.com