Sarah Margaret Stiffler

Sarah "Sally" Margaret Stiffler, age 78 resident of Vancouver, WA passed away on Wednesday May 12, 2010 after a brief illness. Sally was born April 16, 1932 in the town of North East Pennsylvania to John A. Caruana and Sarah Scalia Caruana. She attended North East High School and worked part-time in the record department at G.C. Murphy Company where she met her husband to be, Ray Stiffler. She attended Erie Business College and earned her degree. She married Ray in 1952 and moved to Baton Rouge, LA where he was stationed in the service. Sally and Ray then moved to Erie, PA where they raised their three children, Greg, Karen and Annette. Sally worked in the business office at Doctor's Osteopathic Hospital in Erie, PA for 10 years. After her husband's death in 1975, she relocated to Tri-Cities, WA. She retired after 20 years of service with Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories and moved to Vancouver, WA to live with her daughter. Sally was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Tri-Cities. She volunteered for a number of years at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center as well as the Vancouver Police Department East Precinct. Sally loved painting ceramics and computer games. She loved rock and roll music, anything from Bill Haley and the Comets to The Doors. Her greatest joy was taking care of her family and her little buddy Bosco. She always thought of other before herself, had terrific sense of humor buoyed by an extremely infections laugh. You couldn't help but join in. Sally is survived by her brother and his wife, Ross and Betty Caruana of Erie, PA, her son Gregory Stiffler of Erie, PA, her daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Guy Winchell of Vancouver, WA, her youngest daughter and son-in-law, Annette and Deven Hansen of Roosevelt, UT and three grandchildren, Kalie Stiffler, Nathan Hansen and Heather Hansen. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends also survive her. In addition to her parents and husband Ray she was preceded in death by two sisters Mary Caruana and Lucille Boicourt. Memorial services for Sally Stiffler will be held at 3:00pm, Thursday May 20th at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The family invites you to a reception following the service at 814 NE 167th Ave. Vancouver, WA. Interment will be at a later date at St. Gregory's Cemetery in North East, PA. We would like to thank all of the staff at Southwest Washington Medical Center for their valiant efforts and the staff at the Ray Hickey Hospice House for their care and compassion. If you wish, in lieu of flowers friends may send a donation to: Ray Hickey Hospice House 2112 East Mill Plain Boulevard Vancouver, WA 98661

Sarah Margaret Stiffler

April 16, 1932 - May 12, 2010