Roxie Sawtelle

Roxie Elizabeth (Oster) Sawtelle, age 79, passed away Friday, March 27th, 2020, at Pleasant
Ridge Manor. She was born in NuMine, Pa., on December 18th, 1940, daughter of the late
Allison Carl and Laura Griffith Oster Arndt.

Mrs. Sawtelle graduated from Academy High School in 1958, after which she began her lifelong
endeavor as the consummate caregiver. A devoted wife and mother, she managed a household
of six children while also taking on occasional contract cleaning work and operating a full-time
in-home daycare. Her golden years were spent traveling the country visiting family and caring
for her husband as his health declined.

Roxie’s devotion to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ prompted her to serve faithfully as a
member of the Church of God of Prophecy, New Beginnings Full Gospel, and ReaLife Assembly
of God churches.

To her grandkids, great-grandkids, and daycare kids, she was the epitome of Nanny. She
crocheted afghan masterpieces and created amazing—nay—legendary no-bake cookies. She
loved playing games and always got a genuine thrill from answering Final Jeopardy correctly. A
fan of musicals and gospel, she rarely went a day without singing.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Robert
William Sawtelle, and brothers Allison Carl Jr. and Edward Roy Oster.

She is survived by her daughter, Regina, of Girard, Pa.; five sons, Rory (Joyce), of Elgin, Ill.; David
(Teresa), of Pahrump, Nev.; Gary (Sara), of Warren, Pa.; Rick (Kate), of Fairview, Pa.; Daniel
(Meredith), of Columbus, Ohio; three foster-daughters, Kirsten, Michelle, and Rochelle Tate of
Erie, Pa. of whom she assumed guardianship after her best friend Jeanette Tate became ill; a
brother, Charles Clyde Oster, of North East, Pa.; 16 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and
many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Friends may call at the Burton Quinn Scott Cremation and Funeral Services, at West Ridge 3801 West 26th St. on Friday July 30th from 4 to 6pm and are invited to attend a memorial service there Saturday at 11am. followed by burial at Lakeside Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1600 Peninsula Dr.
Suite 15, Erie, PA. 16505; Pleasant Ridge Manor, 8300 W Ridge Rd, Girard, PA. 16417; and
Lakeland Area Hospice, 4635 East Lake Rd, Erie, PA. 16510.
Condolences can be sent to www.Burtonfuneralhomes.com