Sara Emilie Nawrot (Hanson) Obituary (1942

Sara was born on June 25th, 1942 to Frank W. Hanson and Ellarene Hanson (Harshbarger) in Spokane, Washington and raised in Wilbur, Washington. Sara was a graduate of the University of Washington and later received a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Seattle University. She was a schoolteacher, mental health counselor and school counselor before retiring with her husband to Hansville, WA, overlooking the Olympic Mountains on the shores of Hood Canal. She will always be remembered for her gardening and landscaping, volunteering at the Buck Lake Native Plant Garden or helping her friends or children with their gardens. She loved to play piano, sing and participated in many choirs and other musical pursuits over the years. She was a voracious reader and loved taking care of her grandchildren. She enjoyed going on many traveling adventures with her husband and family. Sara passed peacefully surrounded by her family in her home on February 9th, 2025 in Hansville, WA. Sara is preceded in death by her husband, Louis F. Nawrot, Jr. and survived by her children, Julie Johnson and Peter Nawrot; their spouses Jeff Johnson and Julianna Owens; her two grandchildren, Alex and Benji Johnson; her brother Gilbert Hanson and his wife, Gerry. A private Celebration of Life will take place this spring in her hometown of Wilbur, Washington. Donations can be made in her name to KCTS Seattle (PBS).