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Sally Lee Hole Zeiter
Sally Lee Hole Zeiter (84), of Greenville, Ohio, beloved wife, mother
and Granny, went home to join the Lord and the great cloud of witnesses
on July 13th, 2020. A vibrant, thunderous force, she spent her life and
fortune and energy summoning together her family for holiday
celebrations, The Great Darke County Fair, and an annual vacation with
five generations at Indiana Beach on Lake Schafer. When she cooked, she
cooked enough for an army, when she spoiled, she lavished gifts and
candy and cookies on anyone who walked in her back door (but especially
her grandchildren).
Sally was born October 12, 1935 in Greenville, Ohio and was the
firstborn of three children to the late Richard E. and Harriet (Watson)
Hole. Sally graduated from Greenville High School in the class of 1953.
She attended Miami-Jacobs Career College, The University of Michigan,
and received her master’s degree in education from Oakland University
in Michigan.
She married Erwin “Zeke” Zeiter in October 1959 and they had three
children: Tammy Lee, Matthew Paul and Kimberly Jo. Her love story with
Zeke is one of redemption. Sally and Zeke divorced midlife in 1981 and
after 18 years, through prayer and by the grace of God they reconciled
and were remarried with all of their children and grandchildren present
in Fairhope, AL in March 1999 and were able to spend another 21 years
together as husband and wife.
Sally taught elementary school in Ferndale, MI for many years. In Ohio,
she worked for Corning Glass Works, Greenville City Schools and retired
from The Neff Company. She was an active member of First Congregational
Christian Church, alongside many members of her family. Sally
served as President of the Darke County Republican Women’s Club from
2011 until 2014.
Sally Lee loved her family and the time they spent together most of
all. She also thoroughly enjoyed drinking black coffee while working a
crossword puzzle on the screened in porch, playing Solitaire and other
card games, decorating for and celebrating Easter, Halloween and
Christmas, completing a jigsaw at the dining room table, watching (and
falling asleep during) movies, making breakfast for a bunch of sleepy
grandchildren (Angels and Tigers!), eating Maidrites and ice cream
cones at the City Park after feeding the ducks, and keeping her freezer
stocked with mini Snickers bars.
Her parents, grandparents, and her youngest granddaughter Cortney Noel
Bowers preceded her in death. Her husband Erwin “Zeke” Zeiter; younger
siblings Richard E. (Barb) Hole and Harriett “Kay” (Lawrence) Bales;
her three children Tammy (Dean) Balu, Matt (Julie) Zeiter, and Kim
(Mike) Bowers; her grandchildren and spouses Tara Lee (Lance)
Schaubert, Lauren Watson (Patrick) Wheeler, Brittany LeeAnn (Japheth)
Bear, Bethany Grace (Ian) Johnson, Samuel Paul (Allyce) Bowers, Kristin
Marie Zeiter, John Matthew Zeiter and Micah Paul Balu; two
great-granddaughters Lyla Grace and Sadie Watson Wheeler; and numerous
nieces and nephews — all of these carry on her legacy of faith, life,
love, and courage.
The immediate family has already conducted a private service, but at a
future date, the Zeiter Family will schedule a Celebration of Life in
Greenville. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to
the Alzheimer’s Association Miami Valley Chapter 31 West Whipp Road,
Dayton, Ohio, 45459 or the State of the Heart Hospice 1350 North
Broadway Greenville, Ohio, 45331 in Sally's name.
Funeral arrangements by Zechar Bailey Funeral Home Greenville, Ohio.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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