Obituary of Sally K. Pitman
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Sarah "Sally" Pitman, 71
Freehold, NJ - Sarah "Sally" Pitman gently passed away on Monday, September 14th after gracefully battling a long illness.
Born in Pittsburgh, PA on May 7, 1944, she grew up in Bethel Park, PA. She graduated from Bethel Park High School and Gettysburg College where she earned a degree in sociology. While at college, she met Ronald Pitman, and they married on September 2, 1967. They settled in Denville, NJ where she became a homemaker while he built his law practice, which evolved to become Pitman, Senesky, Selitto & Oller. Together they raised a family, volunteered and enjoyed annual summer vacations on Long Beach Island.
After Ronald's sudden passing in 1997, Sally reinvented herself by attending Dover Business College and working as an administrative assistant at Accountants on Call and McGill AirFlow. She moved to Boonton, NJ where she fixed up her turn of the century home, a project that gave her a sense of independence and accomplishment.
She fell in love again when she met Vincent Strangio in 2004. They married on July 15, 2006 and moved to Farmingdale, NJ.
She enjoyed decorating, crafting, antiquing, reading and gardening. She loved the companionship of cats, especially Mickey, whom she considered "the best cat in the whole world".
She was also preceded by her parents Donald and Maebelle Youse.
She leaves so many wonderful memories to her husband Vincent of Farmingdale, NJ, her daughters Gayle and her partner Amy Tackett of Sacramento, CA and Susannah and her husband Michael L'Eplattenier of Randolph, NJ, her granddaughter Anna Rowan Pitman-Tackett, and her siblings Jane Ann Walter and her husband Ray of Cotopaxi, CO and David and Sandy Youse of Bethel Park, PA. She was blessed with a loving stepfamily, including stepsons Vincent Strangio of Pittsburgh, PA and James Strangio of Hoboken, NJ, stepdaughter Laura Santagata and her husband Nicholas of Millburn, NJ and step-grandchildren Vincent, Nicholas, Gianna, Skyler and Blake.
A memorial gathering will take place on Saturday, October 3rd from 11:00AM to 1:00PM with a memorial service beginning at 12:00Noon at Norman Dean Home for Services 16 Righter Avenue Denville, NJ 07834. In lieu of flowers, Sally wishes for donations to be made to the American Cancer Society.
Please leave a condolence at: www.normandean.com
