Sarah A. Effting

Sarah A. Effting obituary, Allentown, PA

Sarah A. Effting

Sarah Effting Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by O'Donnell Funeral Home, Inc. - Allentown on Nov. 10, 2025.

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Sarah A. Effting, 89, of Allentown, passed away peacefully on Friday November 7, 2025. Sarah was the loving wife of Elmer J. Effting Jr., and they celebrated 61 years of marriage before his passing in 2018. Born in Wilkinsburg, Pa, Sarah was the daughter of the late James and Virginia (Rock) Makin. She was a 1956 graduate of the Citizens General Hospital School of Nursing in New Kensington, PA. Sarah worked as a Registered Nurse for the Allentown State Hospital, Allentown General, as a Nephrology Nurse Consultant, and as the Nursing Supervisor for Manor Care before retirement.
Surviving Sarah are her children: Joseph of Bethlehem, James and his wife Brenda of Emmaus, Michael and his wife Kelly Ann of Northampton, and Cynthia wife of Stephen Hummel of Northampton. Additionally, she is survived by her eight grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and siblings James Makin of Plum Borough, PA, and Marilyn wife of John Zavada of Plum Borough, PA.
A Graveside service will be celebrated on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 1:00pm in Cedar Hill Memorial Park, 1700 Airport Road, Allentown, Pa 18109. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Sarah's memory to the Midway Manor Community Association, care of the O'Donnell Funeral Home, 908 Hanover Avenue Allentown, Pa 18109. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Sarah, please visit our floral store.

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