George I. Sennett, 87, of 308 Steuben St., entered into eternal rest Saturday, February 8, 2003, at Valley Health Services in Herkimer. He was born March 23, 1915, in Herkimer, son of the late Alfred and Alice (Greeler) Sennett and attended Mohawk schools. On October 21, 1936, he married Mary D. Nardelli. They were blessed to be married 66 years this past October. In 1944 he volunteered to serve our country that he so dearly loved. During his years of service, he uniquely served in the Army, its air corps and the tank command. While serving in Okinawa, he achieved the rank of sergeant prior to his honorable discharge. George worked in the area for such notables as Standard Desk and the Library Bureau as a belt sander and retired from Univac as a class A finishing polisher. During the following 14? years after his retirement he was a familiar and friendly face to the students and faculty of Herkimer County Community College as he performed many duties before he retired again at the age of 82. His love for his country was also mirrored in his pride of his community. Along with Harry Enea Sr. and the Cumm brothers, he was instrumental in starting the first Veteran of Foreign Wars club in the old box factory on North Main Street, Herkimer. He also was the catalyst for procuring the old Tuger School for the housing of the current Herkimer Senior Citizen Center. He was a communicant of St. Francis de Sales Church, Herkimer. He spent a lifetime traveling to be with his family, where he was the happiest, especially when surrounded by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. George was predeceased by Vincent Robert, his infant son, and is survived by his wife Mary, along with his two daughters and sons-in-law, Georgiann and Alfred Calafrancesco of Gloversville and Gloria Jean and John Lasher of Warren, Pa. He was blessed with five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, Joanna Lasher, daughter of Gloria and John; David and Susan Calafrancesco and their children Adam and Nicole of Rhinebeck; Debra and Peter Davis and their two children, Alayna and Gabrielle of Syracuse, Dianna and Stan Stratton of Chatam, N.J., and Denise Calafrancesco of Port Hueneme, Calif. George was an only child that quickly adopted his wife's family as his own. Many family gatherings were shared with Joseph and Pasqualina Nardelle Nardelli, John and Palma Licari, Minnie Fedele, Antoinette and Peter DiNegro and Roccina and Robert Delaney, Auriella and Ted Filipski. Calling hours will be on Tuesday, February 11, from 4-8 p.m. at the Holleran-Enea Funeral Home, 220 N. Washington St., Herkimer. George's funeral service will begin from the chapel of the funeral home on Wednesday morning, February 12, where prayer will be offered and at 9:30 a.m. and at 10 a.m. from St. Francis de Sales Church, Bellinger Street, Herkimer, where his Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Mark Cunningham, pastor. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the George Sennett Scholarship Fund at Herkimer County Community College or to the St. Francis de Sales Building Fund. Envelopes may be obtained at the Holleran-Enea Funeral Home of Herkimer. George will be laid to rest this spring with full military honors in Calvary Cemetery, Herkimer. George's family would like to express their sincerest appreciation to the nurses and staff of Valley Health Services, Herkimer, for all the wonderful care and kindness shown to George during his illness. The Village of Herkimer Senior Citizens will gather at 4 p.m. at the funeral home on Tuesday to conduct their prayer service. The Herkimer Michael S. Pliseck VFW Post #4915 will gather at the funeral home at 6 p.m. Tuesday to conduct ritualistic services.