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- Jane Louise (Sarge) Bastress, 92, went to be with her Lord, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at Mountain View: A Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Coal Township.
A daughter of David and Mary (Zieger) Sarge, Jane was born in Coal Township, Oct. 17, 1924. She attended Shamokin High School, graduating with the Class of 1942. While in high school she worked at Newberrys and Kresges in downtown Shamokin. She was married to William "Champ" Bastress for 47 years before he preceded her in death in 1993.
After marriage they lived in Lancaster County where she worked in a shoe factory and a garment factory. Since Champ was a civil service employee the family moved in 1961 to San Antonio, where they lived for 16 years. They loved to travel and over the years their travels led to all of the lower 48 states, visiting national parks and historical sites.
While living in San Antonio, Jane work for many years as a church secretary at their Lutheran church and was very active in Little League baseball with her husband. In 1977 she and her husband moved back to Shamokin where she continued to work as a church secretary.
After her husband death, Jane volunteered for 13 years at Shamokin Area Community Hospital.
In 2006 she moved to Serenity Gardens, Kulpmont. While at Serenity Gardens, she led the resident Bible study group, was president of the residents' council and enjoyed pinochle and numerous activities. She had many friends, both residents and staff. These were wonderful years filled with joy.
Surviving are two sons, William W Bastress Jr. and wife, Janice, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, and David C. Bastress and wife, Sherry, of Lenexa, Kansas; four grandsons, Michael, of Pittsburgh, Nickolas, of San Antonio, Timothy, of Cleburne, Texas, and Elliott, of Orlando, Florida; her most beloved nephew Robert and his wife, Eva Zigner, of Shamokin; and other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by six brothers, Francis, Earl, Daniel, Don, William and Charles Sarge; and five sisters, Rebecca Sarge, Helen Ziger, Marian Lehner-Renn, Mary Elizabeth Sarge and Sarah J. Witt.
Jane was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Shamokin where she served on the council, as treasurer and in the women's group. She was a life member of the Shamokin Area Community Hospital Auxiliary.
BASTRESS ? Jane Louise (Sarge) Bastress, 92, of Coal Township. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Farrow Funeral Directors, 240 W. Chestnut St., Shamokin, with the Rev. Rose Marquette presiding. Burial will be in the St. Peter's (Blue) Church Cemetery, Paxinos. A viewing will be held at the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday.
Published in The News Item on Jan. 17, 2017
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1924 - 2017 (92 years)
