Born Dec. 16, 1937 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Sarah Berkshire Walker collapsed at her Sudbury home on Nov. 5, 2026, and died peacefully four days later in the care of the medical staff at Health Sciences North, with her sons at her bedside. Predeceased by her husband, Dave, her parents, Frank and Maude, her brothers-in-law Gordon, Jack and Ev, and her sister-in-law Margot, Sarah is survived by her sons David (Susan) and Stephen, grandchildren Noé (Carlo), Alyssa (Matthew) and Alex (Jack), great-grandchildren Kate and Kenza, her siblings Frank II (Betty Ann), Margie, Myrtle and Shirley, and her brother-in-law Michael (Ellis). A strong and loving matriarch, Sarah was admired and respected by all who knew her. A better mother, grandmother or great-grandmother there never was. Above all she loved her husband, Dave, whom she teased and loved in equal measure. Though not a believer, she did say, several months before she died, that she hoped to meet him in the afterlife and stay with him there forever. It was also Sarah's wish that those who wanted to celebrate her life after she was gone raise a glass of their favourite drink privately, with some fond memory of her in mind.
