Saundra K. Wachter-Schlanger

November 25, 2021 Last Updated: November 25, 2021 09:00 AM Death Notice

Saundra K. Wachter-Schlanger, 79, of Butler, passed away peacefully in the company of her loving family Friday, Oct. 22, 2021.

She was born March 25, 1942, in Reseda, Calif., the daughter to the late Earle C. Leach and Dolsye M. Leach.

Saundra originally graduated from Cal State Northridge 1961 with her bachelor's degree in education and immediately began her career as an elementary school teacher, specializing in 1st-3rd grades. Saundra's passion was teaching children. Over the course of 48 years, Saundra obtained her master's degree in education and taught thousands of children to read and write. When she wasn't in the classroom, she was tutoring or preparing lesson plans.

Saundra married in 1965 to Kenneth L. Wachter and had two children in Simi Valley, Calif. In addition to her two children, she loved and wanted the best for Kenneth's four children from a previous marriage. After the dissolution of her marriage to Kenneth, Saundra met Herbert Schlanger in 1981 and after many years, remarried. Saundra and Herb shared a loving and happy relationship. They traveled, camped, danced and laughed until Herb's final days in 2000.

In addition to her parents, Saundra was pre-deceased by her husband, Herbert Schlanger; and stepchildren, Toni Janukites, Kenneth Wachter and Susan Schlanger.

She is survived by her son, Derek Wachter, and his wife, Shanna, of San Diego; daughter, Wendy Delp, and her husband, Donald Delp II; and blended children, Joni Novasel and her husband, Nicholas, and Bonnie Boyer and her husband, Gary; Kenneth's wife, Linda; Toni's husband, Ronald; grandchildren, Chelsea Stoddard, Cody Austin, Jacob Wachter, Lorraine Austin and Aiden Austin; blended family grandchildren, Mackenzie Delp, Jeremy Delp, Scott Booher, Jason Janukites, Shanna Feterholf, Mitchell Boyer, Matthew Wachter, Adam Wachter, Skylar Cornell; great-grandchildren, Sophia Austin and Nova Jade; and blended family great-grandchildren, Olivia, Bailey, Rayce, Dakota, Dylan, Brianna, Kaitlyn, Caine, Cooper, Zach, Teresa and Claire.

Wachter-Schlanger — Friends of Saundra K. Wachter-Schlanger, who died Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, will be received from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the SPENCER D. GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 140 New Castle Road, Butler.

A prayer service will immediately follow in the funeral home.

Please visit www.spencerdgeibel.com.