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Sandra Kern Obituary

Sandra Brill Kern, 65, of Roanoke, Va., died Aug. 26, 2007, at a nursing home in Roanoke.

Born in Marysville, she was a former Yuba-Sutter resident, living in Virginia for about 30 years.

She taught art to special education students in Modesto and art to kindergarten to third grade in Albion, Mich.

She was a graduate of Marysville High School and Yuba College. In addition, she received a bachelor's degree in art in 1963 from Chico State College and earned a teaching certificate from California State University, Stanislaus.

Survivors include her husband, John Kern of Roanoke, Va.; a son, Aaron Schroeder of Virginia; her mother, Phyllis Brill of Marysville; two sisters, Kathleen Alfonso of Loomis and Patricia Ford of Chico; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father, Algeo Henry Brill.

Donations may be made to UNICEF, 333 East 38th St., New York, NY 10016.

Services: Local services are pending. Inurnment will be at a cemetery in Paradise. Arrangements were under the direction of Oakley's Funeral Service in Roanoke, Va.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Appeal Democrat on Sep. 22, 2007.

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