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Sara Jo Kobacker

1928 - 2019

Sara Jo Kobacker obituary, 1928-2019, Boca Raton, FL

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1928

DIED

2019

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Sara Kobacker Obituary

Kobacker, Sara Jo
Sara Jo Kobacker, age 91, of Boca Raton, FL, died on Saturday, June 22, 2019 in Boca Raton. She was born Sara Jo Borisky in Chattanooga, TN on June 7, 1928, the daughter of Abe and Bertha Borisky. She attended Vanderbilt University, where she was a proud member of Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority. In 1949, she married Art Kobacker of Columbus, OH, and moved up north. Their 58-year marriage ended in 2007 at Art's death. During her life with Art, she lived in Steubenville, OH, Columbus, OH, and finally Boca Raton, FL. She and Art spent many summers in the home they built on Nantucket Island. At Art's strong urging, the two of them travelled the world, experiencing dozens of places and cultures. Sara Jo was a past director of The League of Women Voters, Director, Steubenville, OH, The National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, President of Temple Beth El Sisterhood, Steubenville, OH, United Way of Jefferson County, Co-Chairman Women's Division, Community Film Association, Trustee, Columbus Museum of Art, Trustee, Players Theater of Columbus, Trustee, Marburn Academy, Trustee, Art & Beautification Temple Israel, Co-Chair Greater Columbus Arts Council, Trustee Riverside Methodist Hospital Foundation, Trustee Homeless Family Foundation Advisory Board Ohio Hospice Organization Advisory Board, Temple Israel Foundation Board, Advancement Committee of the Columbus Foundation, I Know I Can, Columbus, OH, Vice Chair Alexis de Tocqueville Society, United Way of Palm Beach County, to which, in 1997, Sara Jo and Art made a gift to the United Way of Palm Beach County, FL, which at that time was the largest gift in its history, the Boca Raton Museum of Art, trustee, the National Hospice Foundation, and the Kobacker Foundation at the Columbus (Ohio) Foundation. In 1999 she received both the Alexis de Tocqueville Society Leadership Award for Outstanding Service And Commitment to Community and the Sun-Sentinel Publisher's Community Service Award. Art and Sara Jo, along with other family members, made a substantial gift to Hospice at Riverside Hospital, now Ohio Health, and as a result, a state-of-the-art residential hospice facility was built and named Kobacker House. Sara Jo and Art were also strong supporters of and generous donors to the Religious Action Center of Reformed Judaism, in Washington, DC, whose headquarters building is now named the Arthur and Sara Jo Kobacker Building. One of Sara Jo's proudest accomplishments was her involvement, along with Art, in the creation and opening in the year 2000 of the first public school to be opened in Delray Beach, FL in 30 Years. The school, now called the Village Academy School on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus, serves students from low income homes from birth (Head Start) through 12th Grade, endeavoring to ensure that its students are well prepared for post-secondary school success. The Kobackers were both passionate lovers of art, collecting art from a wide range of disciplines, from antique Asian celadon and snuff bottles to New England scrimshaw to impressionist, modern and contemporary sculpture and painting. And Sara Jo was creative and artistic in her own pursuits. She loved to entertain and did it with great flair. From small dinner parties at home to a weekend-long reunion of some 300 members of the Kobacker family, she was immensely talented, and always knew how to make the event fun and beautiful for all. She will be missed for her warmth, her loving nature, and for her terrific sense of humor. In addition to her husband, Art, Sara Jo was preceded in death by her parents, Abe and Bertha Borisky, and her brother Joel David (Kip) Borisky. She is survived by a daughter, Peggy Kobacker (David) Shiffrin, of Washington, DC, a son, Alfred J. Kobacker, II (Liz Trimbach), of Barnstable, MA; grandchildren Aronson and Miriam Kobacker, Laura Shiffrin, and Carrie Shiffrin (Moudy Elkammash); and large number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Sara Jo is also survived by her dear friend Roy Pollard, Jr. Arrangements by the SCHOEDINGER MIDTOWN CHAPEL, Columbus, OH. A small graveside service is planned for 11:00AM on Friday, June 28 at Green Lawn Cemetery, 1000 Greenlawn Ave, Columbus, OH. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Sara Jo's memory may be sent to the United Way of Palm Beach County, for the benefit of Village Academy, Delray Beach, FL, at The Offices of City Place North, 477 S Rosemary Ave, Suite 230, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, or to OhioHealth Foundation for the benefit of Kobacker House, 800 McConnell Dr, Columbus, OH 43214. Condolences may be sent to the family at (www.schoedinger.com).

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Published by The Palm Beach Post from Jun. 25 to Jun. 26, 2019.

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Jen flagg

April 12, 2020

She was inspirational to me as was her husband. I have thought of them often over many years.

Marcia Rosenthal

July 31, 2019

If only I knew how to contact you, Alfred and
Peggy. I just learned of your loss of the Wonderful Sara Jo.

Please know that I am thinking of you.

Marcia Rosenthal

Carmen Bennett

July 3, 2019

I always thought I'd see you again. But I hold on to the many happy memories we shared in Nantucket and was honored to have met your children, grandchildren and friends. You will never be forgotten because you gave so much of yourself to others. You are someone who taught me a lot and I will value those lessons and pass them on to others in the hope that they will help them in life as they helped me. Miss you

Green Lawn Cemetery Foundation

June 27, 2019

Our condolences go out to Sara's family. Her support of Green Lawn over many years will be remembered, and her many friends on the board and in the foundation will miss her along with the communities she touched.

Dan Garrick

June 26, 2019

To the Kobacker family

On behalf of the Saint Francis DeSales High School family please accept our deepest sympathy on your loss.

The Kobacker family has been the source of love and kindness for many over the years. It is our prayer that your family is lifted by that same grace, love and kindness during this difficult time.

May you find peace knowing that Mrs. Kobacker is at rest in paradise.

Peace and God's Blessings
Dan Garrick
Principal
Saint Francis DeSales High School

Judy Phang

June 25, 2019

Sara Jo will always have a place in my Heart. She has touch my life in many ways. Her love and care for the welfare and academic exposure of my son was important to her: she sponsored his summer classes at the art museum, took him to Boca Museum of Arts, Art Basel Miami, attended an award sermon where he received an award for his artwork (2016) and continued to encourage him to excel. She lifted our lives to a level that was unbelievable when she tactfully seek and found out we were sharing a one bedroom apt. She upgraded us to a two bedroom. She said my son should have his own room. She was our guardian Angel. Thanks to her children, Peggy and Alfred who supported her cause of kindness. May God Bless Her Soul. Forever Loved and Remembered.Judy and Adam

June 25, 2019

Hello family and friends of Sara. Please accept my heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathy. May the God of all comfort give you strength and the hope to see your loved one again!
Sincerely, Joarys

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