Our dear mother, Evelyn Sylvia Senda, sadly passed away on October 14,
2023, at the age of 89 after a brief illness which she fought courageously.
She was born to William and Emily Riska on June 4, 1934. After
graduating from Warren Harding High School, Evelyn worked in the
accounting department of the Ohio Edison Company. She married George
Senda in 1958 and together they had three daughters Laura, Nancy, and
Rhonda.
After years of raising her family, Evelyn went on to work at the North
Eastern Ohio Regional Council on Alcoholism and the Ohio Utilities
Protection Service from which she retired in 2006.
Evelyn loved hosting and cooking for holiday celebrations and always
added a special touch of fun for her children and grandchildren to enjoy
and remember.
Evelyn’s warm and sincere personality was a blessing to everyone she met.
Everyone will remember her wonderful sense of humor.
Evelyn had six grandchildren who she was extremely proud of and who she
adored. They affectionately called her “Grandy”.
Evelyn is survived by her children Laura (Richard) Scudier, Nancy (Dennis)
Murphy, and Rhonda Peiffer; grandchildren Sean (Melissa) Murphy,
Lindsey Peiffer, Emily Peiffer, Dana Scudier, Drew Peiffer, and Devin
Peiffer; sister Louise (Tom) Crump ; son-in-law Brian Peiffer , and
numerous beloved nieces and nephews.
A private funeral service was held at Vaschak-Kirila Funeral Home on
October 20.
Final resting place is All Souls Cemetery, Cortland, Ohio.