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Sally Sterling Obituary

Sally Sterling

Sally Sterling, 62, of North Baltimore, died Friday, April 12, 2024, at her residence.

She was born Sept. 23, 1961, in Lebanon, Indiana, to Ronald and Valeta (Rader) Kern, who preceded her in death. She married John P. Sterling on June 12, 2015, and he preceded her in death July 11, 2022.

Sally is survived by her son, John (Amanda) Dippery of Bowling Green; daughter, Jessica (Nick) Thornton of Enon; brothers, Jim (Kathy) Kern of Portage and Greg Kern of Cygnet; sisters, Pat (Steve) Cook of Custar and Barb Kern of McClure; and grandchildren, Abbigail and Ethan Thornton.

Sally was known for her kind, caring, and loving ways and will be missed.

All services will be private.

Arrangements are being handled by SMITH-CRATES FUNERAL HOME, North Baltimore.

Memorial contributions may be made to charity of the donor's choice.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.smithcrates.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Courier on Apr. 13, 2024.

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Daisy

June 9, 2024

Sally was always willing to buy fundraising items for the NBHS band and always had a smile on her face no matter what. She will be deeply missed.

Joanne Boyer

June 8, 2024

So very sorry for your loss Sally was a very nice person. She was very comforting when my husband died.

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