Sarah B. Chrismer

Sarah B. Chrismer SOUTH HADLEY - Sarah (Burdon) Chrismer, 84, passed away Monday, July 21, 2008 at home after a brief illness. Sarah was born in Shelbyville, Illinois to Dr. Rev. George P. Burdon and Laura (Cobb) Burdon and lived her early life in many small towns in Indiana. She was a graduate of Taylor University and Indiana University Nursing School, was a long-time PEO member, avid reader, gourmet chef and knitter. Sarah worked as a Surgical Nurse at Presbyterian -St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois where she met her husband of nearly forty-four years. Sarah lived in the Chicago area for forty-five years before moving to South Hadley in 1992. Sarah leaves behind her husband, George K. Chrismer her only child, Laura Chrismer Edmonds, and her beloved grandchildren, Amanda Sarah Edmonds and Hugh Whitney Edmonds, III. In addition to her parents, Sarah was predeceased on July 18, 2007 by her sister Mildred Rossell. A memorial service will be held at the First Congregational Church (Center Church) in South Hadley on Saturday August 2, 2008 at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in her name to the First Congregational Church (Center Church), South Hadley.