Sara Louise Goodman

Sara Louise Faust Goodman, recently of Victoria Park in Walkersville, MD, passed away Thursday, October 12 at Frederick Memorial Hospital Hospice after a lengthy illness.

Sara is predeceased by her beloved husband, Russel Clayton Goodman. They shared a home in Utica, MD. She is recently predeceased by their son, Glen C. Goodman.

Sara is the daughter of the late Frederick David and Dorothy Blanche Faust of Barnesville, PA and the daughter-in-law of the late E. Russell and E. Margaret Goodman. She was preceded in death by her brother, sister-in-law and niece (Frederick Faust, Mary Raddick Faust, and Mary Kay Faust Lantz, respectively, of Pennsylvania.

Sara is survived by her daughter, Gail Goodman Bradley and spouse Michael Bradley and her granddaughter, Brooke Aileen Bradley, all of Frederick. She is also survived by her niece Janet and husband John Weiderhold of Orwigsburg, PA and numerous nieces and nephews. She will be remembered and missed by Sandy Meadows, her long-time caregiver and devoted friend.

Prior to her illness Sara was active as a Real Estate Agent and Realtor in Frederick, MD. For many years she managed Parkview Apartments in Frederick and she also worked for Frederick Business Properties. She held a degree from Cedar Crest College in Home Economics.

Sara and Russ shared a truly loving marriage and she devoted herself and much of her life to caring for Russ after a traumatic accident in 1975. She cared for Russ for the entirety of his 11 year illness with a loving heart and with unwavering adoration to him. Sara also cared for her mother and mother-in-law in their old age and gave fully of herself without hesitation

She loved her annual trips to the beach with "the girls" who were her long-time friends. During their marriage Sara and Russ loved dancing and would never pass up the chance to take to the dance floor.

A funeral of Christian burial, officiated by Rev. Albert K. Lane III, is scheduled for Monday, October 16 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Utica, 10621 Old Frederick Road, Thurmont, MD 21788. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the Church’s Educational Building. Interment will be in the Utica Cemetery. Arrangements are by Keeney and Basford Funeral Home of Frederick.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you perform a random act of kindness for a neighbor or senior citizen who may be lonely or in need.