The Celebration of Life Service for Ina M. Sabby, 96, Valley City, ND will be 1 pm Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Valley City.  Inurnment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Valley City.  She died Wednesday morning, October 19, as SMP Health-St. Raphael under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.

Ina (Peterson) Sabby was born in Jewell, Iowa on September 12, 1926, the daughter of Anton and Ina (Sunsbo) Peterson.  Ina was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran church.  She attended Waldorf College and later Valley City State College.

In 1950, Ina was united in marriage with LeLand “Lee” Sabby in Jewell, Iowa.  They were married for 58 years before Lee died in 2002.  Lee and Ina had four children.  Paul, Minneapolis, MN, Mary (Greg) Allen, Jamestown, ND, Rachel (Jim) Jensen, Valley City, and John, Edmond, OK, and ten grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren.

Ina was a teacher at Jefferson School in Valley City for many years and involved in numerous groups at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of which she was a member for over 70 years.

Ina loved her God, her family and her community.  Ina was a loving, kind woman who had room in her heart for everyone.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City. An online guestbook is available at www.olivernathanchapel.com