Sara Shane

Sara Shields Shane "Sally", passed away peacefully on February 19, 2019 at Lima Estates, following a long, interesting and fulfilling life. Sally was born in Assiut, Egypt to missionary parents. At the age of 10, accompanied by her brother, she fled Nazi invasion of Africa, finally reaching the United States. Sally was raised by relatives in Wisconsin through high school and then graduated from Swarthmore College. Always interested in biology, Sally worked with one of the early electron microscopes at Haverford College. She then worked at Lankenau Hospital and later at the Wistar Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. Sally was a member of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting, and later, a regular attendee of Middletown Meeting. She was an avid reader, a dedicated volunteer, and a devoted friend to a large and diverse group of people, who were like family to her. Sally is survived by her son John (Mary Lou), her daughter Barbara (Matt), and her two grandsons Conner and Jacob. A celebration of her life will be held April 13th at 2 PM in the Tyler Auditorium at Lima Estates, Lima, Pa. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Sally may be made in support of the Geriatric Oncology Program at Jefferson Health. Gifts should be made payable to Jefferson Health, note Sally Shane in the memo, and mailed to: Office of Institutional Advancement 125 South 9th St. Suite 600 Philadelphia, Pa 19107.