Sala, Romaine Stahl (1925-2008)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2008 Dec 1 p. 13

Birth date: 1925 jun 6

text of obituary:

ROMAINE STAHL SALA

Romaine Stahl Sala, 83, of Goshen, Ind., died Nov. 17, 2008, at Goshen Hospital. She was born June 6, 1925, to Ira and Nora Kaufman Stahl near Davidsville, Pa.

On June 15, 1949, she married Ray Sala.

She was a graduate of Goshen College, where she received her bachelor’s degree, and from St. Mary College, where she received a master’s degree.

She taught vocal music in Cromwell and Middlebury in Indiana and in Paint Township, Pa. In 1965 she was invited by the Commission of Christian Education of the Mennonite Church to do a one-year voluntary service project conducting workshops in children’s music and worship. This resulted in a three-year project servicing more than 60 locations in the U.S. and Canada.

In 1978 the Salas relocated to Pennsylvania, where she began an antique business. In the following years she maintained shops in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Florida and Georgia. She also conducted antique shows in these areas as well as in Maryland, Virginia and Kentucky.

She was always active in the church from her early youth. In recent years she was an active member of College Mennonite Church as long as health permitted. For the past several years she was confined to a wheelchair, but she enjoyed sharing in Goshen College programs, especially the music programs.

Her body has been donated to the Indiana University School of Medicine for research. Her hope is that her body could help find cures to congestive heart failure, diabetes and Parkinson’s Disease.

Survivors include her husband, Ray; a sister, Grace Brubaker of New Holland, Pa.; and many nieces and nephews.

An older brother, Lorraine, preceeded [sic] her in death.

Services were held at College Mennonite Church in Goshen.