Sarah ‘Sally’ Ellen Leininger

February 9, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.


Sarah “Sally” Ellen Leininger, 86, Akron, died at 2:18 p.m. Feb. 6, 2025, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
She was born March 23, 1938, to Harold and Vivian Wagner Trout in Gary. Sally married David Lee Leininger on July 26, 1959, in Rochester; he survives.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the Bethlehem Baptist Church from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral service will be Thursday, Feb. 13 at the Bethlehem Baptist Church at 11 a.m. with Pastor Phil Pratt officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Nichols Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Bethlehem Baptist Church, 3516 N. 650 E., Rochester, IN 46975.
The staff of Earl-Love Funeral Home considers it a privilege and an honor to care for the family and friends of Sally Leininger.
Online condolences can be made to earllovefuneralhome.com.

Sarah “Sally” Ellen Leininger, 86, Akron, died at 2:18 p.m. Feb. 6, 2025, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
She was born March 23, 1938, to Harold and Vivian Wagner Trout in Gary. Sally married David Lee Leininger on July 26, 1959, in Rochester; he survives.
Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the Bethlehem Baptist Church from 4 to 7 p.m. Funeral service will be Thursday, Feb. 13 at the Bethlehem Baptist Church at 11 a.m. with Pastor Phil Pratt officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Nichols Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Bethlehem Baptist Church, 3516 N. 650 E., Rochester, IN 46975.
The staff of Earl-Love Funeral Home considers it a privilege and an honor to care for the family and friends of Sally Leininger.
Online condolences can be made to earllovefuneralhome.com.

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