AKRON – Kay Donna Saner, 76, of West Lafayette, passed away at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 6, 2012, in her residence.
She was born Oct. 8, 1935, in Lancaster, Ohio, to Harry Donovan and Margaret Ophelia Collins Karns. On June 6, 1954, at First Christian Church, Rochester, she married Robert Eugene Saner, who died in 2001.
Her family moved to Rochester in 1949, and she graduated from Rochester High School in 1953. In her senior year of high school, she was first baseman on the state championship softball team. Her father, “Don” Karns, was a deputy surveyor and served as a Fulton County deputy sheriff for seven years.
Along with her husband, they owned and operated Commercial Refrigeration, Rochester, for many years. Her interests included singing, music, flowers, dogs and horses. She was a devoted Chicago Cubs fan.
She lived most of her life in the Rochester and Akron area, then 14 years in Corpus Christi, Texas, with her husband. The last few years of her life, she lived in Indianapolis and then moved into the Indiana Veterans Home, West Lafayette.
Surviving are a daughter, Roberta Saner (and spouse Mike) Feeney; a grandson, Scott, Indianapolis; and her special companion, her miniature Schnauzer, Munchie. She also was preceded in death by her parents.
Friends and family will miss her dearly and her soft-spoken voice.
No services or calling are planned. Observance of her passing will be private. As per her wishes, her remains have been bequeathed to the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis. After cremation takes place, she will be buried in the Indiana Veterans Home Cemetery beside her husband.
Earl-Love Funeral Home, 811 E. Rochester St., Akron, is in charge of arrangements.
***** Memorials can be made to the Fulton County Humane Society.
Condolences may be sent via earllovefuneralhome@gmail.com
