Sally Louise Faust

Sally Louise Faust, of DuBois, left in the arms of an angel on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, and went to heaven to be with her Lord and Savior.

She was born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Dorothy (Umholtz) Pannebaker and Delbert Umholtz.

Sally married the love of her life, Jay L. Faust, on January 15, 1972. They were happily married for 53 years and lived in the same welcoming home. Surviving is her husband, Jay, and two children: Jason Faust and his wife Shelly of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Jonelle Faust and her husband Zach Putt of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Sally was a graduate of Tyrone Area High School in 1970. Following her passion for hair, Sally attended and graduated from the Altoona Beauty School. She lived a life dedicated to her family, helping others and bringing happiness to children. Her family was her main interest; she always put them first. Her kids were her pride and joy, and whatever they were interested in she invested her time, energy, along with a full heart.

When her son was little, she led a Cub Scouts Pack 26 and enjoyed having meetings at her house and creating interesting activities for merit badges.

Later on, she led a Brownie Girl Scout Troop and continued it years after her daughter outgrew Brownies. Her Troop would later thank her with making a quilt with squares that were personally created by each girl and the center of the quilt cross stitched with love Troop 604.

She enjoyed being a home-room-mother for her children, part of the Parents Teacher Group, and creating fun activities for her kid's classrooms. She drove her son to several skateboard and bicycle shops, and later in life would attend all of her daughter's dance recitals and cheerleading events. Her life was full of joy with being around children. She enjoyed teaching Sunday School and later in life she worked as a pre-school teacher at Little Hands Daycare for over 10 years. She took pride in creating the perfect lesson plans, larger than life bulletin boards, helping children create artwork that was proudly displayed at the daycare and hung on refrigerators in homes. Sally and her family couldn't go anywhere in town without hearing, "Miss Sally was my favorite teacher." To this day, it continues to be reflected in holiday cards, graduation and wedding cards addressed to Miss Sally.

Sally loved to bake cookies and decorate them for Penn State tailgates, holidays, and birthdays. She would spend hours making sure they were perfect. The kitchen table, counter tops and dining room table would be full of orders for people during the holidays. People would often say "they are too pretty to eat". Her Christmas cookies were even pictured in the local newspaper. Her gingerbread Groundhog Day cookies were always a hit with the crowd. She would create funny sayings about Groundhog Phil on each cookie. No two cookies had the same joke.

Sally enjoyed crafting and cross stitching. She enjoyed making grapevine wreaths and picking out the perfect cross stitch for weddings and birth announcements. Her crafts and cross stitching continue to be displayed in several homes of friends and family. Sally enjoyed making all of her kids Halloween costumes that included an Indian, Chewbacca, Nittany Lion, and Little Bo Peep. She made sure that she had the perfect treat bags for trick-or-treaters and would take turns with her husband to go trick-or-treating with their kids, making sure someone was home to pass out treats. Her home was full of love and in every corner, you can find Sally's personal touch. Everyone who entered was welcomed and made to feel at home. Her stenciling can still be found within her home.

She enjoyed decorating the inside and outside the house for the holidays, especially for Halloween and Christmas. She enjoyed traveling to craft shops with friends and finding the perfect antique or decoration. Her flower boxes always drew comments from passerby's. She enjoyed spending time on her patio watching the squirrels and birds. She always made sure they were well fed.

All of these things she loved and each year looked forward to doing. Sally's family finds comfort in knowing that her legacy lives on through the lessons she taught us, the love that was shared, and the memories that are cherished. The number of lives she touched is like a handmade quilt with each square reflecting a life touched by Sally.

Visitation will be held on Monday, June 30, 2025 from 4-7 p.m. at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc.

A funeral service will take place on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 11 a.m. from the funeral home with Pastor Peggy Senior officiating.

Burial will take place in Fort Indiantown Gap Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family is asking you to consider to do something in memory of Sally. Consider planting a flower in your own yard, feeding and spending time watching the birds, or hanging a Christmas tree ornament for Sally.

Online condolences can be sent to www.baronickfuneralhome.com.