Schober, Sara J. 1955-2015

SCHOBER, CRIST, STEVENS, ORDONEZ, JACKSON, GRIGSBY

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 12/8/2015 at 20:52:35

Obituary of Sara Schober

A Time of Remembrances for Sara will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Newton, conducted by Rev. Jessica Petersen. A time of Fellowship and Visitation will be 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2015, at the Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials have been designated in Sara's name to: Newton Community Schools Elementary Special Education.

Sara J. Schober, 60, the daughter of Benjamin and Florence (Stevens) Crist, was born September 19, 1955, in Lyons, Kansas. She was a graduate of the Little River, KS Senior High School, had an Associate Graphic Arts Degree from Hutchinson Junior College in Hutchinson, KS and a Special Education Degree from Upper Iowa University in Fayette, IA.

On November 6, 1982, Sara was united in marriage to Stephen Dallis Schober in Little River, KS. A resident of the Newton area since 1982, Sara was employed as a Graphic Artist at Newton Manufacturing, a Para Pro for the Newton Schools and Fairview Elementary School in Grinnell and a student teacher in Newton. She devoted her life to her family, students and friends, and was a member of the Congregational United Church of Christ in Newton and Questers. Sara enjoyed the outdoors, antiques, cooking, baking, sewing, quilting and her dogs.

Sara passed away Sunday evening, December 6, 2015, at her home in Newton.

Those left to honor Sara's memory include her husband Stephen; her daughter Katie (David) Schober-Ordonez of Maple Grove, Minnesota; her son Ben Schober of Iowa City; a sister Susan (Gary) Jackson of Newton, Kansas; and many good friends.

Sara was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters: Carole Bailey and Cindy Grigsby. ~ The Pence Reese Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa Dec 2015.