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Sarah was born in Palestine, IL on June 14, 1947 the daughter of Arthur and Sarah (McNutt) Warnke.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, John Warnke.
Sarah is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Mitchell (husband, Michael) of Pleasant Plains; daughter, Amanda Kim of Springfield; grandchildren, Ryanne Obertino (husband, Kyle) of Austin, TX, McKenna Day of Peoria, Doug Mitchell (wife, Taylor) of Lexington, KY, Ben Mitchell (wife, Simona) of Grand Junction, CO, Carter Kim of Springfield, and Spencer Kim of Springfield; brother, Art Warnke (wife, Karen) of Chatham; in-laws, Larry Hardy of New Berlin and Susan (husband Ed) DeWitt of Georgia; as well as several nieces and nephews.
Sarah was an avid Illini and St. Louis Cardinals fan. She enjoyed being social with her friends and especially being a grandmother. She was retired from Springfield District 186, where she worked as Administrative Assistant to the Director of Special Education
Visitation will be held on Thursday November 21, 2024 at Wilson Park Funeral Home, 200 East Main Street, Rochester, IL 62563 from 11:00 am till the time of the Funeral service at 12:00 pm. She will be laid to rest at Rochester Cemetery. Pastor Mary Zupansic will officiate.
Memorial donations may be made to the A.P.L. 1001 Taintor Rd, Springfield, IL 62702.
Wilson Park Funeral Home of Rochester is in charge of arrangements and can be reached at www.parkfuneralhomesinc.com.
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Carrie Miles
November 12, 2024
I got to know Sarah at Concordia where my Mom and Dad live . When I would come to visit my Mom Sarah would always greet me with a smile and a hug ; and if she was having a rough day I would still get a kick out of her personality and spunky attitude Strangely enough I am realizing now that her Dad worked with my Dad at CIPS and her Mom knew my Mom just from living in Rochester most of their lives ! Such a small world . I sure will miss visiting with her and her smile . Also I worked with her daughter Elizabeth at SHS!
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