Wanda Bird Sanders, 91, of Wadsworth died Thursday, July 8, 2010. Wanda was born July 24, 1918 in Windfall, OH to the late Edward and Hazel (Nimon) Bird.
Mrs. Sanders grew up in Sharon Center and was a life long member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She enjoyed bowling and sewing. She and her late husband spent their married life in Lorain, Ohio. Wanda worked at Ohio Match during the war, a member of Day Center and the Women's Quilting Group at St. Paul Lutheran Church and of Branch 5 Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons in Lorain. She also volunteered at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital.
Preceded in death by her husband of 28 years Joseph Sanders, parents Ed and Hazel Bird, siblings; Irene (Grindle), Cecil (Wolf), Edward Jr., Esta (Farnsworth/Schultzman), and by infant granddaughter Emily Sanders.
She is survived by her sons Greg (Susan) Sanders of Elyria and Brent (Susan) Sanders of Mansfield, four grandchildren, one great grandchild, and siblings Lois (Morrison) and Evelyn (Homonai).
The family will receive friends 4-8 PM Sunday at the Hilliard-Rospert Funeral Home, 174 N. Lyman St. Wadsworth, and one hour prior to services from 9-10 AM Monday at the church. Funeral services will be conducted 10:00 AM Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 6462 Ridge Rd., Sharon Center, OH 44274, with Pastor Judy McGuire officiating. Interment Ridge Hill Memorial Park, 1195 North Ridge Rd., at the intersection of North Ridge Rd and Oberlin Ave, Lorain, Ohio. Please meet at cemetery at 2:30 PM Monday.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, PO Box 120, Sharon Center, OH 44274.