Obituary of Sarah Loeppky

1919-2012

Sarah Loeppky made her transition from this Earthly realm on 11 March at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital. She passed on peacefully with her son and daughter-in-law at her side.

Sarah was born in Rheinland, Saskatchewan (near Osler) on September 2, 1919. She grew up there as the youngest of 14 children of Johann A. and Anna Martens. She married Gerhard (George) Loeppky in 1938 and they farmed near Osler until 1967. They moved to Saskatoon, where George worked for the City of Saskatoon until 1983. She and George enjoyed retirement, gardening and socializing. George passed on in May of 2000 and Sarah moved to Cranbrook, BC in 2009 to be near her son, Jack, who moved there in 2007 from the USA.

Sarah had a very special relationship with garden plants and farm and pet animals and they provided her with her most cherished activities and memories. She was an excellent cook and loved to bake bread and pastries. These were enjoyed by her family up to her final days.

She is survived by her son, Jack, daughter-in-law Robyn Rader and grandchildren, Kris and Ninya Loeppky, their mother, Janet By, and step grandchildren Samuel and Delaney Montoya. As the last survivor of 14 children, some 20 nephews and nieces also survive her, most residing in Saskatchewan and British Columbia. She also leaves numerous close friends at West Portal Manor in Saskatoon, where she lived from 2000 to 2009, and other friends at Joseph Creek Village Senior's home in Cranbrook.

Her family is most appreciative of the special care given her by the staff at Joseph Creek Village and Drs. DeBeer and Pieterse of the Tamarack Medical Clinic in Cranbrook for making her last years with us comfortable.

According to her wishes, a memorial service for Sarah will be held in Warman, Saskatchewan at Martens Warman Funeral Home at a later date, with burial in Rheinland, Saskatchewan to follow. Any donations in her memory can be made to the SPCA in Cranbrook, BC or the Saskatoon SPCA.

 

Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service.

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