Heather B. Senft

Heather B. Senft

Heather Senft Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 17, 2007.
Heather B. Senft, 70, Springfield, Mo., and formerly of Port Charlotte, died Jan. 6, 2007, at Quail Creek Retirement Village in Springfield.

She was born May 17, 1936, in Brooklyn, N.Y. She worked many years as a legal secretary.

Survivors include sons Scott Opfer, Richard Craig Opfer and Stuart Charles Opfer; a brother, Gary Brayshaw; sisters Sandra Lueck and Candice Early; and nine grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in San Antonio Catholic Church, 24445 Rampart Blvd., Port Charlotte. Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, Brentwood Chapel, is handling local arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3322 South Campbell, Suite R, Springfield, MO 65804.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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