Sarah M. (Young) Leiby
January 26, 1916 — January 16, 2017
Sarah M. (Young) Leiby, 100, of Wetona, PA, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Towanda Memorial Hospital. She was loving wife of the late Millard B. Leiby who passed away in 1994. The couple married February 14, 1933 and had 61 happy years together.
Sarah was born on January 26, 1916 in Wetona, PA, daughter of the late E.J. and Maude (Storch) Young. She began her working career in the silk mill in Towanda, and later became an LPN and worked for Troy Community Hospital for many years. Sarah was a lifelong member of the Wetona United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women, the Troy Community Hospital’s Retired Nurses Association, W.C.T.U., bowled in the Afternoon Ladies League, and was a member of the grange.
Sarah is survived by her children: Patricia (Robert) Kellogg of Conesus, NY, Douglas (Helen) Leiby of Troy, and Wilson “Bill” (Karen) Leiby of Wetona, grandchildren: Carol (Tom), Mick (Victoria), Linda (Sandy), Todd, and Tracey (Tim), nineteen great grandchildren, several great-great grandchildren, her sister Nathalie Stroud of Lititz, PA, her sister-in-law Shirley Young of Troy, several nieces and nephews, her dog Benji, and her special care giver Chris Bailey. Sarah was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Millard, her grandson William Kellogg, and her brothers Charles and Cliff Young.
Family and friends are welcome to call from 9:00-10:00 am on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Gerald W. Vickery, Jr. Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. 1093 West Main Street Troy, PA. The funeral service to honor Sarah’s life will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, January 21st at the funeral home with her pastor, Rev. Joshua Davinsizer officiating. Burial will be private in Wetona Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made in Sarah’s memory to the Wetona United Methodist Church, 1204 Redington Ave. Troy, PA 16947 or to the Animal Care Sanctuary 353 Sanctuary Hill Ln, East Smithfield, PA 18817.