Sylvia Ann Sabo

Sylvia Ann Sabo (nee Lee), 85, lived a remarkable life! The first child born to Sylvan and Agnes Lee in 1937, Sylvia Ann was a mischievous child with friendships she would maintain throughout her life and two siblings she adored. Sylvia attended St Olaf College in Northfield, MN and, although she hated the sight of blood, became a registered nurse. While training for her career at Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis she met her future husband, Martin Olav Sabo, also from North Dakota. They met at an evening bonfire along the west bank of the Mississippi River. Following an initial proposal from Martin that Sylvia rescinded, she and a friend, also a nurse hopped in Sylvia's VW bug and took a yearlong road trip around the United States, financing the adventure as traveling nurses. Upon returning to Minneapolis, Sylvia and Martin were re-engaged and went on to have a wonderful marriage of 52 years and two daughters. Sylvia was an active member of the Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis. She was a PTA president and participated in the Seward community orchestra, an assembly of amateur neighborhood musicians. Sylvia also enjoyed singing at Trinity Lutheran Church on Riverside Avenue. Peace Links, Friendship Among Women, N Street Village, and The Congressional Club were organizations in which Sylvia invested much time and effort on behalf of women in the U.S. and abroad. Sylvia traveled as a nurse with Radiology Mammography International, providing traveling mammography equipment to remote villages and teaching women to do self-breast exams. Sylvia was a survivor of breast cancer. Preceded in death by husband, Martin Olav Sabo and brother John Lee. Survived by daughters, Karin (Nicholas) Mantor and Julie Sabo, grandchildren, Emily (Josh) Johnson, Thomas, John, and Sarah Mantor, Jakob and Oskar Baatrup-Sabo, sister, Margaret Bostelmann, and many close relatives and friends. Funeral service Monday, November 7 at Lakewood Cemetery Chapel,10:00 AM service followed with a brunch and interment. Memorials preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church,2001 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454. Washburn-McReavy.com Edina Chapel.952-920-3996

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Sylvia Ann Sabo

January 30, 1937 - October 26, 2022

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Sylvia Ann Sabo

January 30, 1937 - October 26, 2022

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