Sandra Shessler

COLUMBIANA - Sandra J. (Koontz) Shessler 83, entered into the Lord's rest on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at her residence with family by her side.

Sandra was born in Leetonia, OH on June 12, 1940, to the late Russell Jack and Esther B. (Call) Koontz.

She was a 1958 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School and then graduated from the Hannah E. Mullens School of Nursing. She worked as a nurse and was employed at Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital for many years, then at East Liverpool Hospital where she was on the Peer Review Board and the Utilization Review Board. She attended Youngstown State University where she broadened her knowledge of the nursing profession. She also worked at the Pleasantview Nursing Home, and in later years, did home health care. Sandra was a nurse for more than 50 years and retired in 2015.

Sandra's greatest joy in life was in her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was a loving and involved daughter, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Sandra belonged to "The Club Girls"; a card club that began in high school and continues today, having evolved to "The Co-ed Club" to now include Fred and Ted.

Sandra leaves her beloved daughters, Lisa Jo (Howard) Lanney of Columbiana, and Teri Lynne (Chuck) Takach of Leetonia. She also leaves her three grandchildren, Courtney (Marcus) Amendola of Canfield, Erin (Nick) Clemmer of Columbiana, and Ian Tyler of Canfield, great grandchildren, Jaymin Tyler, Annah Bell, Leah Renee, Alexander James, and a fifth great granddaughter, Brooklyn Rose who is on the way and expected in June 2024. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were the light of her life. She also leaves her sisters, Trudie (John) Schuster of Berlin Center, Donnabell (Tony) Ferrell of Austintown, and brother, Russell Jack (Sheila) Koontz of Austintown; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes Austintown Chapel at 1 pm on Friday, February 16, 2024, with Pastor Len Derico officiating. Calling hours will be held prior to the service beginning at 11:30am. Burial will take place within the Greenhaven Memorial Gardens.

It is Sandra's wish that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the cystic fibrosis foundation, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, or the Elkhorn Valley Christian Service Camp, 8200 Carnation Rd., SE, Bergholz, OH 43908.