Private family services will be held. The Runge Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.
Sarah was born on February 12, 1922 in Warsaw, Poland, to Alex and Rachel (Kirsch) Wygoda. She married Dean I. Kromphardt on September 10, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York.
Sarah emigrated from Poland as a young child. She grew up in an orphanage in Brooklyn, New York, raising her younger sister after her mother’s death. She later moved to Peoria, Illinois. Sarah was a generous and loving person. She had a great sense of humor and she enjoyed knitting.
Those left to honor her memory include husband, Dean; son Roger (Jill Green) Kromphardt; grandchildren, Andy (Kathleen) Kromphardt, and Timothy (Keri) Kromphardt; great grandchild Makayla Kromphardt, and many extended family members.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister and brother in law Frances and Al Melikian, and infant son Eric Lynn Kromphardt.