Maria Brack Sarber
February 5, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.
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Born on Sept. 27, 1935, in Antwerp, Belgium, Maria was the daughter of Petrus and Octavia Van Damme Brack. She spent her youth in wartime Belgium, immigrating to the United States as a teen.
Maria was a selfless person, giving of herself to help others. She volunteered many hours at Pathway Church, where she was member. She enjoyed sewing, and traveling, and was known for her spunky personality.
Maria spent many years serving tables at American Table Restaurant; she had a strong work ethic. Above all, time spent with family was precious to Maria, especially time with her grandchildren.
On Aug. 30, 1991, Maria was united in marriage to Eugene Sarber, who survives in Warsaw. Also surviving are daughters, Dawn (Dean) Hance of Warsaw and Heidi Seabourn of Milton, Pa.; son, Tim (Babby) Porter of West Lafayette; stepdaughters, Luanna Keim of Mishawaka and Diana (Dan) Romine of Columbia City; sister, Virginia Wood of Glasgow, Scotland; eight grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-stepgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Private burial, entrusted to Titus Funeral Home, will be in Warsaw’s Oakwood Cemetery.
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Born on Sept. 27, 1935, in Antwerp, Belgium, Maria was the daughter of Petrus and Octavia Van Damme Brack. She spent her youth in wartime Belgium, immigrating to the United States as a teen.
Maria was a selfless person, giving of herself to help others. She volunteered many hours at Pathway Church, where she was member. She enjoyed sewing, and traveling, and was known for her spunky personality.
Maria spent many years serving tables at American Table Restaurant; she had a strong work ethic. Above all, time spent with family was precious to Maria, especially time with her grandchildren.
On Aug. 30, 1991, Maria was united in marriage to Eugene Sarber, who survives in Warsaw. Also surviving are daughters, Dawn (Dean) Hance of Warsaw and Heidi Seabourn of Milton, Pa.; son, Tim (Babby) Porter of West Lafayette; stepdaughters, Luanna Keim of Mishawaka and Diana (Dan) Romine of Columbia City; sister, Virginia Wood of Glasgow, Scotland; eight grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-stepgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Private burial, entrusted to Titus Funeral Home, will be in Warsaw’s Oakwood Cemetery.
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