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Laura Joan (Jolley) Sauer, age 92, of Saint Augustine, Florida, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2025 at Community Hospice & Palliative Care - Bailey Family Center for Caring in Saint Augustine with family at her side.
She was born on April 27, 1933 to Dennis Leroy Jolley and Laura Philhour (Forsythe) Jolley at her grandmother's house in Salina, Kansas. She went by Joan (Jo-Anne). Grandma Jolley always corrected the spelling of her name so that it would be pronounced properly. She graduated from Salina High in 1951. She married Laurence Albert Sauer (Butch) on September 1, 1951 in Herington, Kansas. They made their home in Salina until they moved to Aurora, Colorado in 1962. Joan and Butch relocated to Saint Augustine, Florida in 2012 to live with their daughters and their husbands prior to Butch's passing.
Joan was a loving wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend. She was married to Butch for 61 years. She worked at the Register of Deeds in Salina while Butch was in the Army during 1951-1953. After raising their two daughters, she worked for Lehrer's Flowers in Aurora for 13 years. She enjoyed bowling, slot machines, collecting depression glassware, making crocheted afghans, and working word search books. She loved spending time with family and friends.
Joan is survived by her daughters Denise & Laurie, sons-in-law Brad & Larry, brother Jim, sister-in-law Dottie, cousins Janet & Grace Elaine, nephews Steve, Bob, Brandon & Denny Wayne, nieces Rhonda, Janeen, Jackie & Judi, their families, grand-dog Cassie & grand-cat Rosie.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Laurence Albert Sauer, her parents, her brother Don, and niece Kim.
Funeral Service will be at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at Yazel-Megli Funeral Home, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, Kansas. Burial will follow at Sunset Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 PM Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at Yazel-Megli Funeral Home in Herington.
Memorials may be made to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, American Lung Association, or the donor's charity of choice. Memorials may be sent in care of Yazel-Megli Funeral Home, 404 S. Broadway, Herington, KS 67449-3038.
For more information or to leave a special message for the family online, visit www.yazelmeglifh.com.
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