Sally Marie Pettitt, 68

Published 9:30 am Saturday, June 22, 2019

Sally Marie Pettitt, 68, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Our Lady of Peace Home in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Sally was born on May 21, 1951, the daughter of Lorenz and Luella (Johnson) Schieck. She graduated from Austin High School in 1969 and then attended Rochester Community and Technical College.

Sally Marie Pettitt, 68

She was united in marriage to Randy Pettitt, her high school sweetheart, on Sept. 11, 1971, in Rochester, Minnesota.

Sally worked for Montgomery Ward in St. Paul and then at Maurices Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota, for 12 years. After returning to the Twin Cities, Sally worked with Pro Media Production in Roseville, Minnesota, and later at Home Instead as a home health aide. Sally loved spending time with family and friends and always remembered everyone’s birthdays and special occasions. Traveling around the world with her husband Randy, gardening, camping, and cheering for the Minnesota Twins were some of her many passions. Her beautiful smile, sense of humor and kindness will be missed by all who knew her. Sally had a precious heart.

Sally is survived by her husband, Randy Pettitt, North St. Paul, Minnesota; and siblings, Marcia Christensen, Rochester, Mike (Lorinda) Schieck, Rochester, Rita (George) Heydt, Hayfield, Minnesota, and Dwight Schieck, Hayfield. She was preceded in death by her parents.

A service of remembrance will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 28, 2019, at the Czaplewski Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 801 Seventh St. SE in Kasson, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour before the service on Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made in Sally’s memory to Our Lady of Peace Home, 2076 St. Anthony Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104, ourladyofpeacemn.org, or Animal Humane Society, 845 Meadow Lane North, Golden Valley, MN 55422, animalhumanesociety.org. To share a special memory or condolence please visit www.czaplewskifuneralhomes.com.