Sally Lancey

Sally R. De Lancey beloved wife of the late William J. De Lancey. Dear mother of Ann De Lancey husband Dr. Nelson Fausto of Seattle, WA and Mark De Lancey of Chicago, IL. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in her name to: Hermann Menges Jr., M.D., c/o Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, 2109 Adelbert Rd., T101, Cleveland, OH 44106-4923. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday April 1st at 2 PM in St. Martin's Chapel of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Hts., OH 44106. Sally Roe De Lancey, wife of William J. De Lancey, died March 30, 2012 almost 13 years to the day of his death. Born on October 5, 1918 in Flushing, New York, she graduated from Newton High School, and holds a bachelor of arts in history from Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. Plans to spend her junior year abroad, thwarted by war, turned into a junior year at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where she met her future husband, William J. De Lancey. They married July 10, 1940 and enjoyed an extraordinary relationship until his death in 1999. As a young attorney, to later, as the President and CEO of Republic Steel, his success was informed, in no small part, by her just being herself. She placed everyone first from the time she was a little girl and took care of her ailing mother. She herself endured a year in the hospital with a burst appendix before the days of penicillin. Perhaps these early events shaped a lifetime of giving. Everyone cherished "Sally" whose warmth, humble generosity, and ability to personally connect conveyed her sincere interest in them, and they returned warmth and friendship in kind. Besides her family she gave to the many communities of which she was a part. She was President of the Intown Club and very involved in its many activities. She was president of Christian Residence Foundation's Wade Park and served on its capital campaign steering committee. She was a president of the Cleveland Smith College Club and instrumental in its capital campaign. She was a trustee of the Cleveland Orchestra Women's Committee and served on the Seat Endowment Committee. She was involved in the University Hospital's development drive. For years she was active in the Junior League of Cleveland and the Bell Neighborhood Center. She had a creative side which can be seen in the Book of Kellsneedlework which resides at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights and knitting that deserved a place in an art museum. She loved to read, her cats, and her golf.


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