Sally was a graduate of Lincoln High School in 2002, attended Southeast Community College where she received her LPN license. After receiving her diploma she began working at The Waterford Assisted Living in Lincoln, then at the University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Women’s Health Associates clinic, followed by being Dr. Mark Reida’s nurse at Lincoln Internal Medicine Associates for 15 years. She was remembered by her patients as sweet, kind, and caring. Sally was an avid Husker football fan, played several sports in high school and earned 8 varsity letters. She enjoyed autocross racing, going on long walks, riding her bike, and loved her family.
Sally was a member of First Free Evangelical Church and Horizons Community Church.
Family members include her husband, Jason; children Brooklynn and Emersyn; parents Fred Schaffert, Lincoln and Robin Schaffert, Graham, TX; half sister Angie Bryant; aunts and uncles Lynn and Glenda Lee Rathjen, Grand Island, Karen Schaffert, Lincoln, and Tim Schaffert, St. Petersburg, FL; and cousins.
Visitation from 5-7 pm, Friday, August 30, 2024, Roper and Sons South Lincoln Chapel, 3950 Hohensee Drive.
Memorial service: 3:00 pm Sunday, September 1, 2024, First Evangelical Free Church. 3280 S. 84th St.
Memorials to Willard Community Center, 1245 S. Folsom Street, Lincoln, NE 68522 or the Heartland Cancer Foundation.