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2024

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Sara Eberhard Obituary

Sara Ellen Eberhard

Sara Ellen (Radebaugh) Eberhard passed away Sunday, July 14, 2024, at The Heritage in Findlay.

Sara was born May 23, 1941, to Richard and Frankie (Houck) Radebaugh.

Sara graduated from Bluffton College in 1963 and then moved to Central America in 1967 to start her life as a missionary. She married Mel Eberhard in 1970 and they served together in Honduras until 1987 when they moved back to Findlay.

She is survived by six children, Dan (Andrea) Eberhard, David (Julie) Eberhard, Paul (Audry) Eberhard, Steve (Kara) Eberhard, Tim (Angie) Eberhard, and Rebecca (Kelly) Green; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Sara was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Mel; daughter, Rachel; and grandson, Micah.

Visitation will be 12 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2024, until the time of Sara's funeral at 2 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 177 Main St., Benton Ridge, Ohio, 45816. Burial will follow at Benton Ridge Cemetery.

COLDREN-CRATES FUNERAL HOME, Findlay, has been entrusted with Sara's arrangements.

Contributions in Sara's memory may be shared with World Gospel Mission- Honduras, at wgm.org.

Online condolences may be shared with her family at coldrencrates.com.

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

Published by The Courier on Jul. 17, 2024.

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Jul

31

Visitation

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Calvary United Methodist Church

177 Main St, Benton Ridge, OH

Jul

31

Funeral

2:00 p.m.

Calvary United Methodist Church

177 Main St, Benton Ridge, OH

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Coldren-Crates Funeral Home - Findlay

205 West Sandusky Street, Findlay, OH 45840

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