Sara Dean Lewin
February 14, 1948 - January 14, 2017
Obituary
Sara Dean (Evans) Lewin, 68, of Cottage Grove passed away on Saturday, January 14th, 2017 after a year long battle with lung cancer. She was born on February 14, 1948, the daughter of William Frederick and Carlton Eula (Langford) Evans in Montgomery Alabama. Sara spent most of her adult life living in Wisconsin, mainly Milwaukee.
Sara is survived by son, Matthew (Christy) Lewin of Appleton; daughter, Amanda (Andrew) Lange of Madison; sisters Nancy Daniels of Winterville, NC and Ellen (John) Upchurch of Smyrna, TN as well as many friends and family. Sara was preceded in death by her parents and sister Mary Anne Brown.
Sara most enjoyed spending time with family and friends and volunteering her time whenever possible. She retired from Weyco Corp in June of 2015, moved to the Madison area, and joined Sun Prairie United Methodist Church.
A memorial service will be held at Sun Prairie United Methodist Church at 11:00am on Saturday January 21st. Visitation will be held at the church at 10:00am until the time of the service on Saturday.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the family for final expenses and donations to organizations Sara loved. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
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Carol Spear Fulgham
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Loved Sara. Haven't seen her in years but was born across the street from her family. We also went to church together at CHUMC. I can't imagine how beautiful today was for her to spend her first Sunday with Jesus. Praying for peace for all of you. I truly know how hard goodbyes are to your Mom, but what an amazing Sunday it will be when you are re united. Thinking of all the family.
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Pamela Eckoldt
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Sara was such a special person to me. I met her at Bay View UMC during a contemplative and dark period of my life. I was feeling tremendous loss after my mom died suddenly. I joined a book group at church with my dad, of which Sara also was a member of the group. We took to her right away due to her realness and outgoing personality. She became a friend. She reintroduced me to the joy found in playing games. I shared a cabin at Lake Lucerne winter camp with Sara and so enjoyed playing games with her. I treasure the conversations, meals and game nights we shared during the past eight years. My condolences to her family.
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Alexandria Kasprzak
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I lived with my mom in college while Sara was her roommate. She was a very wise, empathetic, and positive person. I know she touched a lot of people throughout her life, both near and far. I hope she's found some peace, serenity, and tranquility. I'm sure her Siamese Cat has found her, and they are relaxing together in a comfy recliner. Who knows, maybe she'll come back as a cat someday to check on her family and friends.
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Dianne Kasprzak
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I made the decision to look for a roommate and I got so lucky when I found Sarah Lewin. We where rommies for 7 years. Her life was not easy but she never complained.
She was very smart and strong and I relied on her for advise so often. I was so blessed to have known this great Lady. Rest in peace my friend you deserve it. Until we meet again.
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Betsy Walker
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Sara and I became friends when my family moved to Montgomery when we both were about 4 yrs old. We met at CHUMC. For the next 65 years we remained very dear friends even though she moved to Wisconsin and I stayed in Alabama. I was greatly blessed when I visited her for the last time on earth in July. She kept living and smiling until her last breath. Such a strong Christian woman with a remarkable sense of humor! Praise God for her life.
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Janet Carter
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I met Sara at a Cottage Grove Book discussion. We were both new to town and as our friendship developed we discovered that we had much in common - love of family, Christian faith, movies, books, and that we went to the same church but different services. I enjoyed being a facebook friend with her as I live in Madison only part time. Amanda and Matthew - your mother loved you so much. My deepest sympathy.