Sarah Ruth McNamara

June 7, 1940 - February 9, 2021

Sarah Ruth McNamara, 80, of Acworth, GA, passed away on February 9, 2021. She was born on June 7, 1940 to Paul and Ruth Burke. Sarah grew up in Pittston, Pennsylvania. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Mathematics from Misericordia College. Sarah was a dedicated and beloved teacher, teaching all over the Northeast until arriving in Georgia in 1981, where she taught Algebra at Marietta High School until she retired in 1998. Sarah was a loving daughter, wife, mother, and sister. She loved her family more than anything and loved spending time with her children and caring for her sister. She was a loving caregiver to her mother, then her father, her husband, and her sister. Sarah was one of those selfless angels you find walking around on Earth. Besides her family, she loved animals, reading, the Braves, and Notre Dame Football. Sarah was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Ruth Burke, her husband, Joseph, her first-born son, Kevin and her sister, Elizabeth Burke. She is survived by her daughters, Kathleen Nguyen and Kimberly Wade, her sons-in-law Dung Nguyen and Jamie Wade and her sister Ann Burke of New Haven Connecticut. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, February 12, 2021, at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 12-1 PM prior to the service. Online condolences may be left at www.mayeswarddobbins.com/obituaries/. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Arthritis Foundation in Sarah’s Memory . https://www.arthritis.org/ways-to-give/dm-adgifts