A Funeral Mass is scheduled for Friday, December 20 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Francis of Assisi Parish: St. Henry Catholic Church. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Thursday, December 19 from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Sarah will be laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery. Memorials may be directed in Sarah’s name to the Marshall County Animal Rescue League, the Iowa River Hospice House or St. Francis of Assisi Parish. For additional information or to send a condolence to the family, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234.

She is survived by her husband Ken Hesmer, son David (Leann) Hesmer, one granddaughter and her siblings: Bruce Pilkington, Will (Linda) Pilkington, Sue (Robert) Beurskens, Beth (Terry) Anson, Terry Pilkington and Kevin Pilkington.