Roy F. Tenney Sr

Roy F. Tenney, Sr., age 85, of Erie, passed away on the day of his birth, February 28, 2022. He was born in Erie on February 28, 1937, son of the late Herbert James Tenney Sr. and Annie Fitzpatrick Tenney.

A 1956 graduate of Lawrence Park High School. Roy was a proud veteran of the US Navy, serving aboard the CLG 4 USS Little Rock and the DD470 USS Bache. He also served during the Cuban Missile Crisis, participating on US Navy Boarding Parties, earning the final rank of MM2. He enjoyed watching westerns and was an avid outdoorsman. Roy loved fishing, hunting and camping and held the state record for steelhead in 1973. He was a member of the Lawrence Park Fishing Club and S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie.

Roy is survived by three children, Sheila L. Casey (Daniel Jr.), Jeffrey F. Tenney (Elicia), and Roy F. Tenney Jr; eight grandchildren, Christopher, Shauna, Jessica, Daniel, Joseph, Kathleen, Rachel, and Sarah; one great-granddaughter, Paris; many nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog, Bailey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Shirley Eileen Bang Tenney; his twin brother, Herbert James Tenney, Jr; and two sisters, Beverley Tenney Embler, and infant, Jeannie.

Friends may call at the Dusckas Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd., on Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm and are invited to attend a Funeral Service there on Thursday at 11 am conducted by Rev. Joseph Kujawa. Interment will follow at Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery with Military Honors rendered by the American Legion Carl Neff Post 571. Memorial contributions may be made to Because You Care, Inc., PO Box 54, McKean, PA 16426.

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