Sandra L. Emens, 68, of Waldron, Mich., passed away Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, at Hillsdale Community Health Center. She was born Sept. 17, 1940, in Coldwater, Mich., the daughter of Curtis and Mary Joan (Ferguson) Green Jr. She married Gilbert AJ Emens on May 21, 1960, in North Adams, Mich., and he survives.

Sandra was a life long farmer's wife, previously employed at Hillsdale Medical Care Facility, Holiday Inn in Montpelier, Ohio, graduated from Waldron High School Class of 1958, Riggs Beauty School in 1959 and was a member of Pioneer United Methodist Church. She taught Sunday School, Bible School, was a Girl Scout leader and dearly loved her children and grandchildren.

Surviving Sandra besides her husband, Gilbert, are two daughters, Michaela (Lynn) Wirick of West Unity, Ohio, and Patricia (Richard) Dahl of Beaver Dam, Wisc.; two sons, Daniel Emens of Waldron and Gilbert AJ (Kathleen) Emens II of Camden, Mich.; stepfather, Harold Dunn of Lake James, Ind.; ten grandchildren and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services for Sandra will be Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at Eagle Funeral Home in Hudson. Interment will follow in Prattville Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers those planning an expression of sympathy may make memorial contributions to the Arthritis Foundation or Hillsdale Community Health Center.