Sarah Jane Neuwerth

May 22, 2018

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Sarah Jane LaFavre Neuwerth, 95, of Iowa City, Iowa, passed away May 22, 2018. Services will be held at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, IA with visitation on Saturday, May 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. and the funeral service on Sunday, May 27 at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines on Tuesday, May 29 at 3:00 p.m.

Sarah was born on February 1, 1923, in Bussey, Iowa. She moved with her family to Des Moines as a child, where she lived until 1992. She was then moved to the Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City, Iowa, due to illness. Sarah worked for the Des Moines School District from 1974 until her retirement in 1987. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a gifted seamstress and gardener.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Neuwerth, Sr.; her father, Carl C. La Favre; her mother, Nelle La Favre; her sisters, Frances Ritchhart, Doris Leftwich, and Martha Stipp; as well as her grandson, Theodore Howerter.

Sarah is survived by three daughters, Carolyn La Favre of St. Louis, MO, Suzanne Woodward of Overland Park, KS, Christine Denburg (Jeffrey) of Iowa City, IA, and son, James A. Neuwerth, Jr. (Kathryn) of Des Moines, IA; five grandchildren, Amelia Goffstein (Kevin), John Howerter (Dina), Thomas Woodward (Jessica), Seth Denburg, Elise Miller (Jeffery), and Jamie Neuwerth; and seven great-grandchildren, Andrew Goffstein, Theodora Goffstein, Ryne Miller, Peyton Miller, Jameson Neuwerth, Theo Howerter, Edward Howerter, and William Howerter.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Fred Ovrum for the wonderful care which he provided to Sarah over the last 20 years of her life.

Condolences online at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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