Sally Falenski Obituary

Age - 82

October 7, 2023

York, PA

Sally Andrew Falenski, 82, of York, PA, died at her residence on September 16, 2023. Born February 21, 1941, in Warren, PA, she was the daughter of the late Donald Cecil and Mary Anice (Akers) Andrew. Sally was the loving wife of 53 years of the late Richard Edward ("Dick") Falenski, D. D. S. Sally was a 1959 graduate of Bellevue High School, where she was the captain of the cheerleading squad as well as the homecoming queen. Sally had a variety of vocations during her life, including being a model in her teens, a Gulf Oil girl in the 60s, a seller of chandeliers at bazaars in Germany, and a registered nurse at the Army Hospital in Augsburg, Germany, the State Department, and at Apple Hill Surgical Center. In the time her husband Dick was in the Army Dental Corps, she raised her family in Germany, Washington D. C. , Kansas, Hawaii, Washington, Arizona, and Maryland. Sally was well-known for her sense of humor, her love of adventure as well as domestic and international travel, her phenomenal cooking, and for being the life of the party. Sally made one feel as though they had known her forever. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by her children: Richard Andrew ("Andy") Falenski, and his wife, Lisa, of Etters; John Z. Falenski, D. M. D. , of York; and Katherine Winslow ("Katie") Sayers, Ph. D. , and her husband, Jerry Sayers, M. D. , of Reading; her late daughter's husband, Phillip Shultes, M. D. , of Queensbury, NY; and her beloved grandchildren, Allison, Andrew, Anna, Michael, Emily and her husband Blaze, William, and Zachary. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, MaryAnn ("Mur") Shultes. A memorial service to celebrate Sally's life will be held at 11:00 a. m. on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at the Etzweiler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 1111 E. Market St. , York, PA 17403. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 to 11:00 a. m. on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Sally's memory may be made to the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, KY 41076, (877)-426-2838. Arrangements by the Etzweiler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 1111 E. Market St. , York, PA 17403.

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