S. Edward Sanborn

SANBORN, S. EDWARD
1925-2003
The service for Edward "Ed" Sanborn will be held at Lambert's Funeral Home, 400 Douglas Boulevard, Roseville, California, on Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at 1:00 PM, followed by interment at Roseville Cemetery. Mr. Sanborn, 77, of Foothill Farms, CA, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2003, in Roseville. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations be sent to the Union Gospel Mission, P.O. Box 1108, Sacramento, CA 95814. On August 21, 1925, Ed was born in Corralitos, CA (near Watsonville), to Anna Minerva Brown, a schoolteacher, and Lyman Henry Sanborn, a Baptist circuit minister. Ed was raised in Merced, CA, and joined the Navy in May of 1943, serving as Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class in World War II and the Korean War. On October 2, 1947, he married Ruth Elizabeth Wheeler, of Roseville. Ed earned his Bachelor of Arts in Education from Sacramento State University, and taught 5th through 8th grades for over 30 years. He first taught at Atlantic Street School in Roseville. Later, he taught for the Arcade School District, the San Juan Unified School District, and also for the Folsom-Cordova School District. He also taught for two years at the private Thomas Parker School in Carmichael, CA. Ed was an enthusiastic and innovative teacher in Math and English, developing individualized instruction for his students. He also worked with his students on theatrical productions and ceramics, and led many summer programs at Camp Arcade and Camp Jim Winthers. Ed was an avid photographer, having taken over 3,000 slides and stills, and enjoyed fishing and woodworking. He also loved the sea and sailing, and built his own dinghy which the family used on family vacations. Ed was very active in the 20-30 Club and was a leader of the disaster relief operations during the 1955 Yuba City flood. Ed is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ruth Elizabeth Sanborn, his brothers L.H. "Harry" Sanborn of Roseville, and Calvin "Cal" Sanborn of Fair Oaks, and by his 4 children, Eric (of Santa Rosa, CA), Rod (of San Pedro, CA), Laura Carder (of Citrus Heights, CA) and Bruce (of Rohnert Park, CA). Ed has 3 grandchildren, 6 stepgrandchildren and 6 step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister Marian Edgett, his adopted sister Marge Gutto, and his nephew Allen Edgett.