Frank A. Ceney, 92, of Hillsboro, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at Hillsboro Area Hospital.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will be a private family memorial service. Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Mr. Ceney was born April 30, 1928, in Newark, OH, the son of Frank and Sophia (Ewald) Ceney. He married Mary E. James on Aug. 28, 1953, in Olney, and she survives.
A 1946 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School, he served on active duty in the U.S. Army Air Corp. and took part in the changeover to the U.S. Air Force. After returning home, he graduated with a B.S. in math from SIU-Carbondale and an M.S. in physics from Purdue University. He taught physics and math for 36 years, retiring from Hillsboro High School in 1991.
After his retirement, he did volunteer work for the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service in Idaho and Oregon, which included providing communications in times of forest fires. He enjoyed being a member of the Montgomery County Amateur Radio Club, which was his favorite hobby. He also sponsored storm-watching activities and establishing the Montgomery County Civil Defense.
He is survived by one daughter, Pam (Scott) Beyer of Bend, OR; three sons, Tom (Irmgard) Ceney of St. Louis, MO, David (Nona) Ceney of Pocahontas and Jim (Amy) Ceney of Colorado Springs, CO; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one sister, Florence (Harold) Dibble of Phoenix, AZ.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Helen (Stanley) Lash and Grace Robertson.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Online condolences may be left at www.basspattondeanfh.com.
