She was born on June 14, 2000 in Peoria to Marc and Michelle (Sapp) Hetzel.
Sara graduated from Limestone High School with honors in 2018. She was a junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, majoring in English. In high school she was active in band. She had a love of photography, cooking, and listening to her vinyl record collection.
Survivors include her parents; two brothers, Christopher (fiancée Jacqueline) Hetzel of Bartonville and Owen Hetzel of Bartonville; paternal grandparents, Alfred Hetzel of Peoria and Donna Thomas of Peoria; one uncle, Matthew (Amy) Sapp of San Jose, California; one aunt, Valerie (Tim) Lindner of Morton; and seven cousins.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Thomas and Judith Sapp; and one uncle, Tod Hetzel.
A celebration of Sara’s life will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Davison-Fulton Bartonville Chapel. Pastor Shawn Lindsay will officiate. Visitation will be held an hour prior to services Saturday at the funeral home.
Inurnment will follow the services at Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bartonville Christian Church Food Pantry.
Online condolences may be made at www.davison-fulton-bartonvillechapel.com