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Sarah P. "Sally" Gettelman

1931 - 2021

Sarah P. "Sally" Gettelman obituary, 1931-2021, Monument, CO

BORN

1931

DIED

2021

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Sarah P. "Sally" Gettelman

March 18, 1931

September 5, 2021



Sarah P. "Sally" Gettelman of Monument, Colorado, passed away on September 5, 2021, at the age of 90. Born to Helen and Laurence Peterson in 1931, Sally grew up in the Milwaukee area and graduated from Wauwatosa High School. She earned her associate's degree from the University of Minnesota and worked as a realtor in Brookfield and Monument. An active member of Elm Grove United Methodist Church in Wisconsin and later the Church at Woodmoor in Monument, she volunteered with PEO, the Tri-Lakes Women's Club, Sertoma, and Kiwanis. She was preceded in death by her husband, William P. "Bill" Gettelman, in 1999, and leaves to cherish her memory her children, Barbara "Parry" Gettelman, Anne Campbell (Jeff), Tom Gettelman (Sara); her grandsons, Connor Campbell (Steph) and Gavin Campbell; her sister, Mitzi Severson; her niece, Piper Severson; her cousin, Sarah Atherton; and other relatives and friends. For further information, see https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/colorado-springs-co/sarah-gettelman-10341627

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Published by The Gazette from Sep. 23 to Sep. 25, 2021.

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