Sally Ann Neiheisel

Columbiana - Sally Ann Neiheisel, age 90, of Columbiana, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, East Palestine.
She was born on March 16, 1935, in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Victor and Marie McNamara Peppel.
Sally was a member of St. Jude Roman Catholic Church in Columbiana and had worked as a toll collector for the Ohio Turnpike Commission, as well as the owner and operator of Neiheisel Sand & Gravel in Leetonia with her husband Thomas. She was a hardworking and a feisty woman who enjoyed shopping and left a lasting legacy demonstrated by the family she leaves behind. Sally was very proud for having taken top honors for her German Chocolate Cake by winning "Best of Show" at the Canfield Fair. It seemed only fitting that Sally passed away on National German Chocolate Cake Day.
Her husband, Thomas L. Neiheisel, Sr., whom she married on August 9, 1951, preceded her in death on, June 1, 2017.
Sally is survived by her three daughters, Pamela (Joseph) Yuhanick of Columbiana, Cheryl Brothers of Columbiana and Connie Bowen of Raleigh, NC; three sons, Edward (JoAnn) Neiheisel of Canfield, Steve (Autumn) Neiheisel of Columbiana and Thomas (Kerri) Neiheisel Jr. of Hill City, SD; a daughter-in-law, Jane Neiheisel of Leetonia; her half-sister, Marianne Will of Kentucky; fourteen grandchildren; thirty-two great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Margaret "Peggy" Yuhanick; a son, Peter Neiheisel; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Neiheisel; sister, Karen Peppel and a brother, Charles Peppel.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Sally will be laid to rest with her husband at Grandview Cemetery, Salem.
The family would like to thank the staff at both Covington and Southern Care Hospice for the kind and compassionate care that was shown to Sally.
Memorial donations may be made in Sally's memory to the Covington Activity Fund, C/O: Covington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, 100 Covington Dr, East Palestine, OH 44413.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana.