Sarah Marie (Cross) Fetterer, 41, of Bourbonnais, passed away peacefully, on Friday (Nov. 6, 2020) surrounded by the love of her family and close friends after a courageous battle with metastatic triple negative breast cancer.
Sarah was born February 27, 1979, in Kankakee, to Michael and Karen (Gravlin) Cross.
Sarah spent many years as a fitness instructor and personal trainer. The last two years, she taught the silver sneakers class through the Bourbonnais Park District. She sincerely loved the ladies in her class, and they provided her with a purpose and drive to continue to stay active through her cancer journey.
After her first fight with cancer in 2014, she became a Restorative Yoga Instructor for breast cancer survivors. Sarah had a deep passion for fitness, nutrition and for helping people accomplish their goals. She loved to run and completed several half marathons. Painting was a source of relaxation and self-expression throughout her battle with cancer.
To those who knew Sarah, she was inspiration, light, and love. Sarah always chose optimism in the face of adversity, found magic in the small moments, and lived her life full of intention and purpose. Sarah shared her smile and warmth openly with those around her. She left an indelible mark on so many lives and leaves friends from every stage of her life. It is remarkable how her spirit touched so many. Being a mother was her greatest, and most proud accomplishment. All she ever wanted was to be a mother, and she was a model for all of us in the way that she loved her children. Sarah leaves behind an incredible legacy which will strengthen and comfort her boys in the days ahead as they keep Sarah’s spirit alive in their hearts. Her legacy is love.
She was a member of St. Joseph Parish in Bradley.
Surviving are her four sons, Jack, Bobby, Peter, Jude and husband, John, of Bourbonnais; her mother, Karen Cross, of Bourbonnais; brothers, Bryan (April) Cross and children Oliver, Isabella, and Frankie, of Limestone; Brett (Teri Ridley) Cross, of Chicago; one sister in-law Emily (Kim) Fetterer-Kranich and daughter Azmi, of Champaign; in-laws Brad (Renee) Fetterer, of Bourbonnais; uncle, Mark (Sandy) Gravlin, of Bourbonnais; aunt Linda (Lou) Gasperini, of Countryside; Cousins, Amanda (Scott) Carnes and children, of Kankakee, Lindsay (Jesse) Arseneau, and children of Kankakee, Ryan (Jenny) Gravlin, and children of Lowell, IN, Cindy (David) McCarty and children, of LaGrange Park, Godparents, Jon and Frida Schreiner, of Bradley, special friends, Alicia Wolf, of Bradley, and Victoria Malloy, of Bourbonnais; and numerous other friends.
Preceding her in death was her father, Michael Cross; grandparents Ellis and Marian Gravlin, Gordon (Doris) and Virginia Cross.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley. Please wear a face mask and practice social distancing guidelines. We will be limiting numbers of people inside the building at one time during the visitation. Inurnment will follow at All Saints Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to her children.
