1973
Sara
2016
Sara Anne Lightfoot
February 3, 1973 — January 27, 2016
Walla Walla
Sara Anne Cole Lightfoot passed away
on Jan. 27, 2016, at home surrounded
by her family.
She was born on Feb. 3, 1973, in Santa Clara, Calif., to David Lee Cole and Anita Myra Bleeck. She grew up in Beaverton, Ore., graduating from Beaverton High School in 1991.
She attended Whitman College, where she met her future husband, Todd Lightfoot. She graduated from Whitman College in 1995 with her B.A. in sociology. She obtained her Ph.D. in psychology in 2004 from Hartford University in Minnesota. Sara worked for CPS before becoming an independent contractor with the Waitsburg School District, counseling and guiding children until ill health forced her early retirement.
Sara and Todd eloped on July 13, 1996, to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Together they had five children.
Sara was very involved in foster parenting and helping children in need. In her spare time she loved to make her own brand of soaps and beaded jewelry, which she sold at the Walla Walla Farmers Market for several years. Her own unique creations included candles, lighting fixtures and home décor, which she often shared with her friends and family. She was also an accomplished seamstress.
Sara treasured her relationship with her family and friends. She enjoyed special shopping trips with her daughter and 4-wheeling at the cabin with her boys. She was a loving and selfless wife and a devoted mother. She had a zest for life and will be missed by all who knew her.
Sara is survived by her husband, Todd Lightfoot; and their children, Tucker, Hannah, Tate, Aiden and Tanka; her step-daughter, Larissa Mercado all of Walla Walla; her brother and sister-in-law, Seth and Lisa Cole and their children, Joshua, Katelyn and Noah of Pleasanton, Calif.; her parents-in-law, Lonny and Teri Lightfoot of Walla Walla; brother-in-law, Shaun Lightfoot of Walla Walla.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
There are not enough kind words to describe this wonderful person who we know as “mom, my best friend, and the most loving wife I could ever have!”
Funeral services will be held at Herring Groseclose Funeral Home on Feb. 4, 2016, at 11 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Foundation or Providence
St. Mary Regional Cancer Center through Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder.
She was born on Feb. 3, 1973, in Santa Clara, Calif., to David Lee Cole and Anita Myra Bleeck. She grew up in Beaverton, Ore., graduating from Beaverton High School in 1991.
She attended Whitman College, where she met her future husband, Todd Lightfoot. She graduated from Whitman College in 1995 with her B.A. in sociology. She obtained her Ph.D. in psychology in 2004 from Hartford University in Minnesota. Sara worked for CPS before becoming an independent contractor with the Waitsburg School District, counseling and guiding children until ill health forced her early retirement.
Sara and Todd eloped on July 13, 1996, to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Together they had five children.
Sara was very involved in foster parenting and helping children in need. In her spare time she loved to make her own brand of soaps and beaded jewelry, which she sold at the Walla Walla Farmers Market for several years. Her own unique creations included candles, lighting fixtures and home décor, which she often shared with her friends and family. She was also an accomplished seamstress.
Sara treasured her relationship with her family and friends. She enjoyed special shopping trips with her daughter and 4-wheeling at the cabin with her boys. She was a loving and selfless wife and a devoted mother. She had a zest for life and will be missed by all who knew her.
Sara is survived by her husband, Todd Lightfoot; and their children, Tucker, Hannah, Tate, Aiden and Tanka; her step-daughter, Larissa Mercado all of Walla Walla; her brother and sister-in-law, Seth and Lisa Cole and their children, Joshua, Katelyn and Noah of Pleasanton, Calif.; her parents-in-law, Lonny and Teri Lightfoot of Walla Walla; brother-in-law, Shaun Lightfoot of Walla Walla.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
There are not enough kind words to describe this wonderful person who we know as “mom, my best friend, and the most loving wife I could ever have!”
Funeral services will be held at Herring Groseclose Funeral Home on Feb. 4, 2016, at 11 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Foundation or Providence
St. Mary Regional Cancer Center through Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder.
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