Sandra Ann Wagstaff, 86, of Wabash, Indiana, died Thursday, November 6, 2025, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born on November 18, 1938, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, to Lawrence Edward and Helen (Doup) St. John.
Sandra was a 1956 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School. She married Donald E. Wagstaff on June 20, 1959, in Mt. Vernon; he died September 18, 2019, after 60 loving years together. Sandra worked as a secretary for Westminster Presbyterian Church, in Piqua Ohio, retiring in 2005. She was a member of Piqua Church of the Brethren and Lunch Bunch, also serving as a volunteer for Compassion Network in Piqua. Sandra enjoyed attending Bible study at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, Indiana. She was an avid angel collector, loved pictures of her family, and watching her hummingbirds. A huge fan of Elvis Pressley, listening to his gospel music was a fave of hers. Sandra was famous for her German chocolate cake and lemon bars. Above all else, her love for her family and her Savior, Jesus Christ, were most important. Her faith is what will provide comfort to her family.
She is survived by two daughters, Jody L. (Daniel) Jarvis, of Creston, Ohio, and Melinda S. (Kyle) Steele, of Wabash; five grandchildren, Megan (Stephen) Dafoe and Joshua (Kristine) Steele, both of Wabash, Christopher (Jen) Jarvis, of West Salem, Ohio, Bradley (Alicia) Jarvis, of Wooster, Ohio, and Erin (Nate) Karhan, of Smithville, Ohio; nine great-grandchildren, Elijah, Grace, Claire, Annaliese, Gabriella, William, Samuel, Cooper, and Carter, as well as her sister-in-law, Betty Dice. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, and siblings, Gary St. John and Carolyn Brown.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Ken Sistrunk officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 12-2:00 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Bethany Center at Piqua Compassion Network, 339 S. Street, Piqua, Ohio, 45356.
The memorial guest book for Sandra may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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