Elaine was born to Amy Richmond and Edgar Bundy on October 28, 1922.
She was a resident of Madera for 85 years, having graduated from Lincoln Grammar School and Madera High School. She attended 4C's Business College and was employed by Pacific Gas and Electric, retiring after 30 years of service.
She worked for Gravelly Ford Water District from 1979 until her death.
Elaine was a woman of integrity and grace. Although she was private about it, she was also a woman of faith.
She was a member of the Madera County Historical Society, the Madera Arts Council, the Madera Camera Club, and the Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Mrs. Secara was a long-time supporter of the Madera Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year award. Since 1994, she sponsored the Madera Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year Plaque, in memory of her husband, Franklin B. Secara.
After her husband Franklin's passed in 2002, her goal was to ensure no one ever forgot him or his legacy, to ensure everyone remembered who Franklin was and what he did. To that end, she initiated the Franklin B. Memorial Scholarship Fund for students interested in studying hydrology or agriculture. She was considered the "woman behind the man" by family and friends.
Elaine, age 87, passed away with family by her side on Sunday, August 15, 2010.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Franklin B. Secara; her daughter, Sandra Secara; her sister, Carol Irwin; her brother, Charles Bundy; and her niece, Myrna Young, and her parents.
She is survived by a three nieces, a two nephews and their wives, a nephew-in-law, several great nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
At Elaine's request, no service was held.
Memorial donations may be made to the Franklin B. Secara Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o the Madera County Farm Bureau, 1102 S. Pine, Madera, Ca. 93637 or to a favorite charity.
Interment: Calvary Cemetery, Madera, CA
Source: Jay Chapel Obituary.
She was a resident of Madera for 85 years, having graduated from Lincoln Grammar School and Madera High School. She attended 4C's Business College and was employed by Pacific Gas and Electric, retiring after 30 years of service.
She worked for Gravelly Ford Water District from 1979 until her death.
Elaine was a woman of integrity and grace. Although she was private about it, she was also a woman of faith.
She was a member of the Madera County Historical Society, the Madera Arts Council, the Madera Camera Club, and the Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Mrs. Secara was a long-time supporter of the Madera Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year award. Since 1994, she sponsored the Madera Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year Plaque, in memory of her husband, Franklin B. Secara.
After her husband Franklin's passed in 2002, her goal was to ensure no one ever forgot him or his legacy, to ensure everyone remembered who Franklin was and what he did. To that end, she initiated the Franklin B. Memorial Scholarship Fund for students interested in studying hydrology or agriculture. She was considered the "woman behind the man" by family and friends.
Elaine, age 87, passed away with family by her side on Sunday, August 15, 2010.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Franklin B. Secara; her daughter, Sandra Secara; her sister, Carol Irwin; her brother, Charles Bundy; and her niece, Myrna Young, and her parents.
She is survived by a three nieces, a two nephews and their wives, a nephew-in-law, several great nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
At Elaine's request, no service was held.
Memorial donations may be made to the Franklin B. Secara Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o the Madera County Farm Bureau, 1102 S. Pine, Madera, Ca. 93637 or to a favorite charity.
Interment: Calvary Cemetery, Madera, CA
Source: Jay Chapel Obituary.
Elaine was born to Amy Richmond and Edgar Bundy on October 28, 1922.
She was a resident of Madera for 85 years, having graduated from Lincoln Grammar School and Madera High School. She attended 4C's Business College and was employed by Pacific Gas and Electric, retiring after 30 years of service.
She worked for Gravelly Ford Water District from 1979 until her death.
Elaine was a woman of integrity and grace. Although she was private about it, she was also a woman of faith.
She was a member of the Madera County Historical Society, the Madera Arts Council, the Madera Camera Club, and the Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Mrs. Secara was a long-time supporter of the Madera Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year award. Since 1994, she sponsored the Madera Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year Plaque, in memory of her husband, Franklin B. Secara.
After her husband Franklin's passed in 2002, her goal was to ensure no one ever forgot him or his legacy, to ensure everyone remembered who Franklin was and what he did. To that end, she initiated the Franklin B. Memorial Scholarship Fund for students interested in studying hydrology or agriculture. She was considered the "woman behind the man" by family and friends.
Elaine, age 87, passed away with family by her side on Sunday, August 15, 2010.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Franklin B. Secara; her daughter, Sandra Secara; her sister, Carol Irwin; her brother, Charles Bundy; and her niece, Myrna Young, and her parents.
She is survived by a three nieces, a two nephews and their wives, a nephew-in-law, several great nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
At Elaine's request, no service was held.
Memorial donations may be made to the Franklin B. Secara Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o the Madera County Farm Bureau, 1102 S. Pine, Madera, Ca. 93637 or to a favorite charity.
Interment: Calvary Cemetery, Madera, CA
Source: Jay Chapel Obituary.
She was a resident of Madera for 85 years, having graduated from Lincoln Grammar School and Madera High School. She attended 4C's Business College and was employed by Pacific Gas and Electric, retiring after 30 years of service.
She worked for Gravelly Ford Water District from 1979 until her death.
Elaine was a woman of integrity and grace. Although she was private about it, she was also a woman of faith.
She was a member of the Madera County Historical Society, the Madera Arts Council, the Madera Camera Club, and the Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Mrs. Secara was a long-time supporter of the Madera Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year award. Since 1994, she sponsored the Madera Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year Plaque, in memory of her husband, Franklin B. Secara.
After her husband Franklin's passed in 2002, her goal was to ensure no one ever forgot him or his legacy, to ensure everyone remembered who Franklin was and what he did. To that end, she initiated the Franklin B. Memorial Scholarship Fund for students interested in studying hydrology or agriculture. She was considered the "woman behind the man" by family and friends.
Elaine, age 87, passed away with family by her side on Sunday, August 15, 2010.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Franklin B. Secara; her daughter, Sandra Secara; her sister, Carol Irwin; her brother, Charles Bundy; and her niece, Myrna Young, and her parents.
She is survived by a three nieces, a two nephews and their wives, a nephew-in-law, several great nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
At Elaine's request, no service was held.
Memorial donations may be made to the Franklin B. Secara Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o the Madera County Farm Bureau, 1102 S. Pine, Madera, Ca. 93637 or to a favorite charity.
Interment: Calvary Cemetery, Madera, CA
Source: Jay Chapel Obituary.
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