Sara Ann (Yost) Page, only child to Ernest “Mike” and Louesa (Anderson) Yost, passed away on February 3, 2024 at Two Timbers Alternative Living in Highland, Kansas. She was 85 years old. She was born on August 1, 1938 in Atchison Kansas. Sara had many jobs that she enjoyed. She worked for her dad, Mike, as his bookkeeper at Yost Motor Company. She was a substitute para for Doniphan County Education Co-Op. You could find her on Saturdays helping out at the Weiland grocery store in Bendena. But mostly she was a homemaker, which was her greatest joy, taking care of her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids.
Sara married her high school sweetheart Jack Page on May 12, 1957, in Atchison, Kansas. They started dating when he was a senior and she was a junior, at Atchison High School. They said they were going to a football game on their first date, but went to the movies. They were married 64 years before his death in 2021. They were both long term residents of Bendena Kansas.
Sara was a member of her local quilters guild and an avid seamstress. A lot of times you could find her sitting at her machine working on different projects for her grandkids and great grandkids. She was always up for any sewing challenge, whether it was sewing 35 lemur tails or making a quick-change Elsa dress for her granddaughter’s theater group. Sara was also a member of the Bendena Homemaker’s Club for many years. She enjoyed reading and crafts such as knitting, crocheting, quilting, and embroidery.
Sara was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was the matriarch of her family and the center of every family gathering She was a strong mother and grandmother who loved fiercely and gave of her time to her family and friends free and unconditionally. Sara enjoyed spending time in her garden and surrounded by her children and grandchildren. A lot of her time was spent with her family around the kitchen table talking while she sewed, shelled peas, or working on some other great idea her grandkids talked her into such as a tik tok dance or taking pictures with snap chat filters. Her hands were so tough from wear, yet so gentle with kindness and love. Sara also enjoyed cooking and a lot of times she would say she was a short order cook as she would cook up her families favorite meals that she had named after them such as Becky and Chrissy donuts.
Sara is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, infant twin sons Curtis and Richard and an infant great-nephew, Ted Trainer. Survivors include her 2 daughters: Rosann (David) Mattox of Wathena, and Jennifer (Terry) Fuhrman of Hiawatha, Kansas; 1 son Kevin (Susan) Page of Atchison, Kansas; and 1 niece that she helped raise, Dawn (Jeff) Moore of Beloit, WI. Additional survivors include 8 grandchildren: Brian (Tracy) McNett, Jeremy McNett, Christina (Johnathon) Smith, Rebecca (Nathaniel) Anderson, Ryan Page, Matthew Page, Kimble Trainer, and Anna Fuhrman; 8 great grandchildren: Brianca and Delanie McNett; Kiersten, Taaron, and Jaivaren Smith; Madison, Hunter, and Hannah Anderson; and 1 great-great-grandchild, Damon Corpus.
FUNERAL: Thursday, February 8, 2024 – 11:00 am.
At: Harman Rohde Funeral Home in Troy, Kansas
Burial: Mount Olive Cemetery in Troy, Kansas
Visitation: family will receive friends Wednesday 6–8 pm at the funeral home. Friends may call after 9 am Wednesday.
Memorials: Doniphan County Pet Rescue c/o funeral home P.O. Box 185 Troy, KS 66087 or Donor Choice.
You can visit the website at https://www.harmanrohde.com/obituary
