Following a prolonged struggle with cardio pulmonary issues, Frankie May (Senko) Anderson flew on wings of joy declaring her independence on July 4th, 2016.
Born March 15, 1928 in Winfield, KS, at 16 Frankie moved to Roll, AZ with her parents, sisters, and brother. She boarded in Yuma during the week to attend Yuma Union High School and in the summer volunteered at Old County Hospital. At 18 Frankie left Yuma with her best friend Lou Helen Bennett to attend Stanford University, where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Marrying in 1951, Frankie moved to Germany to be with her Army husband for the birth of their first child. After Germany they lived in Yuma, at the Cibola mine, and in El Paso, TX, before returning to Yuma in 1959. In Texas Frankie worked at Providence Hospital in Employee Relations. In 1962 Frankie went to work for the City of Yuma, becoming the Personnel Director, a position she held until 1980. During her tenure she instituted performance standards across city departments and began the task of computerizing city personnel records. Frankie added a Master's degree in Public Administration from Pepperdine University while working for the City. Ever forward thinking, her thesis topic dealt with the relationship between Yuma area agriculture and water resources. Upon retiring from the Personnel Department, Frankie worked at the Stanford School of Education and then in Pittsburgh, PA – assisting senior citizens with job placement -- before returning to Yuma to join Arizona Western College office of Career Services. While at AWC she obtained a degree in nursing in order to better care for her aging parents, and volunteered at YRMC's Chaplain Program.
Throughout her working years Frankie was an active member of Yuma's Chapter of Soroptimist International of the Americas ("SIA") and Toastmasters International. She chartered Yuma's Chapter of SIA 12/14/1957, served as Chapter President 1965 – 66 and became a lifetime member. She became active in Toastmasters before women were allowed to join and served multiple terms as Area Director, in addition to other offices.
Frankie had a lifelong love of learning and travel, which included taking her children to almost all of the California Missions and Arizona Indian Reservations before they reached high school. She and her husband returned to visit Germany and France, and the family also traveled to Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Canada, plus many States in the US. She traveled the Silk Road, Russia, Panama Canal, rafted in the Grand Canyon at age 65, spent ten days with her daughters exploring London, and most recently cruised the Mediterranean with two close friends plus three of her granddaughters. She would spend summers traveling with one or two grandchildren – frequently to the San Francisco bay area, which she loved for its diversity and museums.
Frankie is survived by her sister Dixie Schad (Vernon); former husband William "Jocko" Senko (Lucy Boal); children Bonnie R. Senko, Laurie Gail Senko (Brad Brown), and David William Senko (Helen); seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; many friends and former colleagues; and her beloved dog Whiskers, who adopted her – when an abandoned puppy – in one of Yuma's infrequent two-day rain storms. She was predeceased by her daughter Faith, brother Tommy, father Frank, sister Dorothy, and mother Blanche.
A memorial service is planned for January at First Presbyterian Church Yuma. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any of the following: First Presbyterian Church Yuma, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Soroptimist Scholarship fund or Daybreakers Toastmasters Club.
Published by Yuma Sun from Jul. 22 to Jul. 23, 2016.
Born March 15, 1928 in Winfield, KS, at 16 Frankie moved to Roll, AZ with her parents, sisters, and brother. She boarded in Yuma during the week to attend Yuma Union High School and in the summer volunteered at Old County Hospital. At 18 Frankie left Yuma with her best friend Lou Helen Bennett to attend Stanford University, where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Marrying in 1951, Frankie moved to Germany to be with her Army husband for the birth of their first child. After Germany they lived in Yuma, at the Cibola mine, and in El Paso, TX, before returning to Yuma in 1959. In Texas Frankie worked at Providence Hospital in Employee Relations. In 1962 Frankie went to work for the City of Yuma, becoming the Personnel Director, a position she held until 1980. During her tenure she instituted performance standards across city departments and began the task of computerizing city personnel records. Frankie added a Master's degree in Public Administration from Pepperdine University while working for the City. Ever forward thinking, her thesis topic dealt with the relationship between Yuma area agriculture and water resources. Upon retiring from the Personnel Department, Frankie worked at the Stanford School of Education and then in Pittsburgh, PA – assisting senior citizens with job placement -- before returning to Yuma to join Arizona Western College office of Career Services. While at AWC she obtained a degree in nursing in order to better care for her aging parents, and volunteered at YRMC's Chaplain Program.
Throughout her working years Frankie was an active member of Yuma's Chapter of Soroptimist International of the Americas ("SIA") and Toastmasters International. She chartered Yuma's Chapter of SIA 12/14/1957, served as Chapter President 1965 – 66 and became a lifetime member. She became active in Toastmasters before women were allowed to join and served multiple terms as Area Director, in addition to other offices.
Frankie had a lifelong love of learning and travel, which included taking her children to almost all of the California Missions and Arizona Indian Reservations before they reached high school. She and her husband returned to visit Germany and France, and the family also traveled to Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Canada, plus many States in the US. She traveled the Silk Road, Russia, Panama Canal, rafted in the Grand Canyon at age 65, spent ten days with her daughters exploring London, and most recently cruised the Mediterranean with two close friends plus three of her granddaughters. She would spend summers traveling with one or two grandchildren – frequently to the San Francisco bay area, which she loved for its diversity and museums.
Frankie is survived by her sister Dixie Schad (Vernon); former husband William "Jocko" Senko (Lucy Boal); children Bonnie R. Senko, Laurie Gail Senko (Brad Brown), and David William Senko (Helen); seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; many friends and former colleagues; and her beloved dog Whiskers, who adopted her – when an abandoned puppy – in one of Yuma's infrequent two-day rain storms. She was predeceased by her daughter Faith, brother Tommy, father Frank, sister Dorothy, and mother Blanche.
A memorial service is planned for January at First Presbyterian Church Yuma. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any of the following: First Presbyterian Church Yuma, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Soroptimist Scholarship fund or Daybreakers Toastmasters Club.
Published by Yuma Sun from Jul. 22 to Jul. 23, 2016.
Following a prolonged struggle with cardio pulmonary issues, Frankie May (Senko) Anderson flew on wings of joy declaring her independence on July 4th, 2016.
Born March 15, 1928 in Winfield, KS, at 16 Frankie moved to Roll, AZ with her parents, sisters, and brother. She boarded in Yuma during the week to attend Yuma Union High School and in the summer volunteered at Old County Hospital. At 18 Frankie left Yuma with her best friend Lou Helen Bennett to attend Stanford University, where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Marrying in 1951, Frankie moved to Germany to be with her Army husband for the birth of their first child. After Germany they lived in Yuma, at the Cibola mine, and in El Paso, TX, before returning to Yuma in 1959. In Texas Frankie worked at Providence Hospital in Employee Relations. In 1962 Frankie went to work for the City of Yuma, becoming the Personnel Director, a position she held until 1980. During her tenure she instituted performance standards across city departments and began the task of computerizing city personnel records. Frankie added a Master's degree in Public Administration from Pepperdine University while working for the City. Ever forward thinking, her thesis topic dealt with the relationship between Yuma area agriculture and water resources. Upon retiring from the Personnel Department, Frankie worked at the Stanford School of Education and then in Pittsburgh, PA – assisting senior citizens with job placement -- before returning to Yuma to join Arizona Western College office of Career Services. While at AWC she obtained a degree in nursing in order to better care for her aging parents, and volunteered at YRMC's Chaplain Program.
Throughout her working years Frankie was an active member of Yuma's Chapter of Soroptimist International of the Americas ("SIA") and Toastmasters International. She chartered Yuma's Chapter of SIA 12/14/1957, served as Chapter President 1965 – 66 and became a lifetime member. She became active in Toastmasters before women were allowed to join and served multiple terms as Area Director, in addition to other offices.
Frankie had a lifelong love of learning and travel, which included taking her children to almost all of the California Missions and Arizona Indian Reservations before they reached high school. She and her husband returned to visit Germany and France, and the family also traveled to Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Canada, plus many States in the US. She traveled the Silk Road, Russia, Panama Canal, rafted in the Grand Canyon at age 65, spent ten days with her daughters exploring London, and most recently cruised the Mediterranean with two close friends plus three of her granddaughters. She would spend summers traveling with one or two grandchildren – frequently to the San Francisco bay area, which she loved for its diversity and museums.
Frankie is survived by her sister Dixie Schad (Vernon); former husband William "Jocko" Senko (Lucy Boal); children Bonnie R. Senko, Laurie Gail Senko (Brad Brown), and David William Senko (Helen); seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; many friends and former colleagues; and her beloved dog Whiskers, who adopted her – when an abandoned puppy – in one of Yuma's infrequent two-day rain storms. She was predeceased by her daughter Faith, brother Tommy, father Frank, sister Dorothy, and mother Blanche.
A memorial service is planned for January at First Presbyterian Church Yuma. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any of the following: First Presbyterian Church Yuma, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Soroptimist Scholarship fund or Daybreakers Toastmasters Club.
Published by Yuma Sun from Jul. 22 to Jul. 23, 2016.
Born March 15, 1928 in Winfield, KS, at 16 Frankie moved to Roll, AZ with her parents, sisters, and brother. She boarded in Yuma during the week to attend Yuma Union High School and in the summer volunteered at Old County Hospital. At 18 Frankie left Yuma with her best friend Lou Helen Bennett to attend Stanford University, where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Marrying in 1951, Frankie moved to Germany to be with her Army husband for the birth of their first child. After Germany they lived in Yuma, at the Cibola mine, and in El Paso, TX, before returning to Yuma in 1959. In Texas Frankie worked at Providence Hospital in Employee Relations. In 1962 Frankie went to work for the City of Yuma, becoming the Personnel Director, a position she held until 1980. During her tenure she instituted performance standards across city departments and began the task of computerizing city personnel records. Frankie added a Master's degree in Public Administration from Pepperdine University while working for the City. Ever forward thinking, her thesis topic dealt with the relationship between Yuma area agriculture and water resources. Upon retiring from the Personnel Department, Frankie worked at the Stanford School of Education and then in Pittsburgh, PA – assisting senior citizens with job placement -- before returning to Yuma to join Arizona Western College office of Career Services. While at AWC she obtained a degree in nursing in order to better care for her aging parents, and volunteered at YRMC's Chaplain Program.
Throughout her working years Frankie was an active member of Yuma's Chapter of Soroptimist International of the Americas ("SIA") and Toastmasters International. She chartered Yuma's Chapter of SIA 12/14/1957, served as Chapter President 1965 – 66 and became a lifetime member. She became active in Toastmasters before women were allowed to join and served multiple terms as Area Director, in addition to other offices.
Frankie had a lifelong love of learning and travel, which included taking her children to almost all of the California Missions and Arizona Indian Reservations before they reached high school. She and her husband returned to visit Germany and France, and the family also traveled to Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Canada, plus many States in the US. She traveled the Silk Road, Russia, Panama Canal, rafted in the Grand Canyon at age 65, spent ten days with her daughters exploring London, and most recently cruised the Mediterranean with two close friends plus three of her granddaughters. She would spend summers traveling with one or two grandchildren – frequently to the San Francisco bay area, which she loved for its diversity and museums.
Frankie is survived by her sister Dixie Schad (Vernon); former husband William "Jocko" Senko (Lucy Boal); children Bonnie R. Senko, Laurie Gail Senko (Brad Brown), and David William Senko (Helen); seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; many friends and former colleagues; and her beloved dog Whiskers, who adopted her – when an abandoned puppy – in one of Yuma's infrequent two-day rain storms. She was predeceased by her daughter Faith, brother Tommy, father Frank, sister Dorothy, and mother Blanche.
A memorial service is planned for January at First Presbyterian Church Yuma. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any of the following: First Presbyterian Church Yuma, Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Soroptimist Scholarship fund or Daybreakers Toastmasters Club.
Published by Yuma Sun from Jul. 22 to Jul. 23, 2016.
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