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- Sara Marilyn Stone, age 37, of Appleton, passed away peacefully Friday morning November 6, 2015, at the Zilber Family Hospice in Wauwatosa, surrounded by her family and faithful pug "Jinx", after a courageous 2 ½ year battle with cancer. She was born February 8, 1978, in Neenah, the daughter of Randy and Shirley (Lippert) Gerrits.
Sara graduated from Menasha High School, with the class of 1996. Following high school, she attended and graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. On March 20, 2004, Sara married Brian Stone on the beach in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Sara began her working career with Thrivent Financial in Appleton. She then went to work for Miles Kimball Company in Oshkosh, before accepting a position with the Nielsen Company as a computer programmer.
Sara is survived by her loving husband, Brian Stone; parents, Randy and Shirley Gerrits; sister, Kristi (Randy) Wilson; brother, Andy Gerrits; nieces, Jaycie Gerrits and Taylor Wilson; nephew, Kaiden Gerrits; grandma, Mildred Gerrits; grandpa, Kenneth Lippert; mother-in-law, Linda (Mike) Frank; brother-in-law, Corey (Jessica) Stone; grandma-in-law, Helen Swanson; and her loyal pug, "Jinx". She is further survived by many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. Preceding Sara in death was her grandma, Marian Lippert; and grandfather, Robert Gerrits.
A Celebration of Sara's Life will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2015, from 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., at the Valley Funeral Home, 2211 N. Richmond Street, Appleton. A Prayer Service will follow at 6:30 p.m., in the funeral home chapel.
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1978 - 2015 (37 years)
