Sally Ann Schofield

Sally Schofield, 90 of San Diego, CA died at the Covenant Living at Mt. Miguel

retirement village on January 3, 2024.

She was born in Wooster, Oh in 1933 to parents Gernard and Ethel Kaser.

She attended Wooster High School and lived the life of a 1950’s teenager. In

her diary she wrote how her and her best friend Marilyn McKee did everything

together, going to dances, attending sports games, skating rinks, movies and

dating boys.

When she met and dated Ray Slabaugh she wrote in the diary how he gave

her an engagement ring after 2 years of dating each other and how “now she

has to quit dating other boys.” They married in 1953.

They had 2 children; Bradley James (b. 1959) and Bonnie Jean (b. 1960) and

lived in Wooster until their divorce in 1983.

She then moved to Phoenix, AZ to be near her daughter Bonnie and her

family who had moved there several years earlier. There she met Norman

Schofield (Engineer at Honeywell) and married him in 1985. They lived in

Payson, AZ where she found odd jobs to keep herself busy and also

participated in art shows, where she won several ribbons for her paintings.

After Norm’s retirement, they bought a sailboat with the idea of sailing around

the world. She was excited for the thought of traveling all over the globe. They

soon sold their house in Payson, AZ and sailed down to Ensenada, Mexico

then onto La Paz, Mexico where they stayed for several years until Norm

passed away in 2003.

After that, she moved in with her daughter Bonnie in San Diego and lived with

her for 15 years. Her love for travel and adventure took her all over the world

during this time where she was able to experience different cultures and

lifestyles with the Overseas Adventure Travel group.

She also loved hanging out with her friends, going to movies, dinners, plays,

dances and going to Casa De Oro Bible Church where she was a member.

She eventually moved to a retirement village in Spring Valley, CA in the hopes

of being fulfilled with activities, trips, and just being around others in her age

group. There she stayed until she passed away peacefully in her sleep.

Sally was preceded in death by her parents Gernard and Ethal Kaser, and

husband Norman Schofield, and is survived by son Bradley Slabaugh of

Denver, CO, daughter Bonnie (Joel) Diaz of San Diego, and three

grandchildren Heidi (Jerome) Fatzinger of Shreve, OH, Stephanie (Warren)

Hampton of Monroe, NC, and Christina (Josep) Copley of Rittman, OH, along

with 12 great grandchildren.

She was the life of the party, the spark that ignited joy in every gathering.

Sally’s presence was like a burst of fireworks on a dark night, and her sharp

wit kept everyone on their toes. With her infectious smile and laughter, she

turned ordinary moments into extraordinary ones. She will be sadly missed