Laura Sanders

Sanders, Laura Mary Beloved sister, sister in law, aunt, great aunt and friend. January 6, 1951- September 12, 2022. Born in Evanston, Ill and raised in Wilmette, Ill, her parents were Frank B. Sanders and Ruth Joyce Sanders. She attended New Trier High School ( class of ‘69) where she was inducted into the National Honor Society. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Western State College in Colorado and a master’s degree from Loyola University - Chicago. She went on to a career in marketing and computer programming. She left the Midwest, traveled the world, and settled in San Francisco then Portland, Oregon for the next 40 years. She loved her new home state and had many dear friends in both places. She was predeceased by her parents, and her sister, Nancy Sanders Dagelen (Michael). She is survived by sisters Joyce P. Lopez and Elizabeth Sanders Slager (Michael), their son, William, nieces Blythe, Erica and Christa as well as their children Nicholas, Christopher, Alexandra and Cruze. She was a life-long learner and loved researching the benefits of natural healing. She was a daily practitioner of Qigong, loved nature and adored her cockatiels having had them for 35 years. If inclined, a donation in Laura’s name may be made to AFG (Alanon Family Group), 1600 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach,Va 23454 (f/b/o “Set Free AFG” in Milwaukie, Oregon.