Sally Krakow

1930 - 2023

Sally Krakow
August 7, 1930 - November 14, 2023
Sally Krakow was a true original: witty, bold, and full of energy. She loved her life and lived it to the fullest. The only child of Alice and Floyd Sullivan, Sally was born in 1930 in Beverly Hills, California. In 1951 she met Roger Waller Krakow, of Davenport, Iowa and they were married 3 months later after he accepted her proposal. Initially living in San Francisco, they soon moved to San Mateo where she quickly became an active member of the community.
Sally was a devoted mother who shepherded all four of her sons to the rank of Eagle Scout. She was a life-long learner and always interested in fine arts, the written word and sharing her dining room table with friends and family. During her varied career she worked as a teacher's aide at Burlingame High School's English Department, chairperson of Decorator's Show House parties for the Coyote Point Auxiliary, President of the San Mateo Park Homeowner's Assoc., taught needle work and quilting at the San Mateo Adult Education and Recreation Dept., and was the spokesperson for the Golden Gate Geographic Travel Society for ten years. Sally was probably best known for her weekly byline "Your Wedding Consultant" which ran in The San Mateo Times for twelve years accompanying her career as a wedding planner. She loved working with brides and creating one-of-a-kind weddings.
Camping out on the Moroccan Sahara, sleeping in a rice barge on the River Kwai, hiking through Bhutan -- she was a passionate world-traveler along with her cherished husband, Roger. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary boating on the Amazon and hiking to the top of Machu Picchu. For the past decade Sally & Roger devoted themselves to the Burlingame Library Foundation.
Sally passed away peacefully on November 14, in the San Mateo Park home that she loved so much. She is survived by her husband of 72 years, Roger Sr., son Roger Jr., his wife Elizabeth, their children Roger III and Lucy; son Bradford, his wife Monica, their family Trevor, her husband Jacob Harrington and their daughter Thea, and Alexandra, her husband Mitchell Bush; son Peter, his wife Kari, their daughters, Hattie and Willa; son Charles, his wife Sheila and their daughter Amelia.
Mrs. Krakow belonged to The Episcopal Church of St. Matthew in San Mateo for 66 years where she taught Sunday School and was an active member of the Garden Guild. Services will be held there on December 9 at 11am. For those wishing to honor Sally's memory, please consider: The Episcopal Church of Saint Matthew, Peninsula Open Space Trust, or The Burlingame Library Foundation.