Submitted by: John C. Monk

 

Sarah G. Lisenko

 

Oct. 6, 1925 - Dec. 31, 2009
MISHAWAKA - Sarah G. Lisenko, 84, of Mishawaka passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2009, at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. Sarah was born on October 6, 1925 in Belfast, Northern Ireland to the late William and Georgina (Grey) Faulkner. As the former Sarah Faulkner, she married Alex Lisenko in Mishawaka on August 10,1946. Alex and Sarah met during W.W.II when Alex was stationed in Belfast Northern Ireland. Alex and Sarah shared forty-two wonderful years of marriage together. Alex passed away on May 5, 1988. Survivors include two daughters, Marie (Joseph) Gregor of Rose Hill, KS, Cindy (Dan) Gamble of South Bend, two sons, Roger (Marilyn) Lisenko, Jerry Lisenko both of Mishawaka and a daughter-in -law Karen Lisenko, of South Bend. Sarah was preceded in death by a daughter Georgina Morse who passed away on November 5, 2008 and by one son Philip Lisenko, Karen's husband, who passed away on June 22, 2005. Sarah was a grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother to 22 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. Also surviving is a brother, William Faulkner from Belfast, Northern Ireland and her special friend, Catherine Palsce of Osceola, IN. Two brothers Ernie and Edward Faulkner preceded Sarah in death. Sarah was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her family whom she cherished most of all. Sarah enjoyed gardening, reading and her grandchildren. Sarah was the secretary of the Orthodox- Catholic Apostolic Church of the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary. The family will receive friends on Monday, January 4, 2010 from 11 am to 1 pm at the Bubb Funeral Chapel 3910 N. Main St Mishawaka, with the funeral service to be held at 1 pm with the Rev. Lawerence Bacik officiating. Burial is to follow the service at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola, IN.

Published in South Bend Tribune from January 2 to January 3, 2010