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Sandra Smith Obituary
STERLING-Sandra Inman Smith, 82, died, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at her home, after a short illness.
Sandra was born in Oakland, CA in 1937, to Kenneth and Lorainne (Becker) Inman.
She attended the University of California at Berkeley and graduated from Northwestern University. She married Voigt Smith on April 28, 1962 in Freeport. She was a surgical nurse for Dr. Sullivan and Dr. Lonnergan at Community General Hospital. She was an advisor to the American Field Service foreign student exchange program, administrator for the Beeler Scholarship and was named by the Circuit Court to the Sterling Rock Falls Community Trust Board on which she served as president. She was a member of Sigma Kappa and belonged to Chapter BH of PEO. She belonged to Grace Episcopal Church, Sterling and served several terms on its vestry.
Survivors include her husband, Voigt Smith of Sterling; one daughter, Samantha (Jim) Hegarty of Omaha, NE; one son, Voigt (Bonnie) Smith of Wausau, WI; one sister, Kay Acosta of Novato, CA; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 9-11 AM Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling. Service will be private at Grace Episcopal Church with Reverend Lori M. Lowe officiating and Reverend Peg Williams co-officiating. Graveside services will follow at Oakland Cemetery, Freeport.
A memorial has been established to Sterling-Rock Falls Community Trust and Grace Episcopal Church, Sterling. Memorials may also be sent to Schilling Funeral Home PO Box 592, Sterling, IL and will be forwarded to the family.
Condolences may be sent to www.schillingfuneralhome.com.
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Sandy Smith Rubin
August 17, 2020
Dear Voigt,
I so enjoyed seeing you and Sandy a few summers ago and spending the day with you. Such a joy catching up and laughing as we toured Freeport. It is a beautiful memory I will always cherish of a wonderful woman who shared my name. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. Hold the beautiful memories near. Love, Sandy Smith Rubin
Jim Hegarty
August 11, 2020
Sandra had a profound impact on my life, as have Voigt, Sam and Voigt Jr. They welcomed me into their family and have treated me with remarkable kindness and love. Sandra embodied the spirit of hospitality and she was always genuinely interested in how you were doing. She understood the value of beginning each day by inviting God to be at the center of everything. If you got up early enough while visiting her home, you'd find her at the kitchen table with her morning devotionals. If you counted Sandra among your friends, then you had in her the best kind of friend one could ever hope to have.
She was one in a million!
I cant describe how much I will miss her.
Her favorite son in law...Jim Hegarty
Linda Steffen McKean
August 9, 2020
Voight and children My memory of Sandy is of a very charming and lovely teenager who lived”down the street” while in Freeport.
Voight and children
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