Sandra J. Haman (Hilker)

Haman, Sandra J. (Hilker), age 82, of Spring Valley, passed away Friday, March 24th, 2017 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. Sandra was born February 18th, 1935 to Harold "Barney" Hilker and Leota "Lee" (Colaw) Hilker. She was preceded in death by her parents, and brother Bruce A. Hilker. Sandra is survived by her husband of 60 years, James W. "Jim", one daughter, Kim Frantz (Jeffrey) of Fairborn, one son, Scott Haman (Rebecca) of Xenia; six grandchildren, Dustin Whitworth, Brandon Whitworth (Ashley), Mackenzie Hail (Josh), Heather Burrell Haman, Samantha Watkins (Chris), and Sarah Haman (Jeremy Ashley); eight great-grandchildren, Austin, Brody, Cayden, Leanne, Kaelynn, Riley, Nadia and Madilynn; one niece, Debbi Feiler and one nephew, Bruce R. "B.R." Hilker. Sandra's family, especially her grandchildren, were her greatest joy. Sandra's parents owned a resort in Minocqua, Wisconsin, as she was growing up and it became a lifelong favorite place of hers and her family's over the years. She loved to go to casinos and gamble. She would often stop by the casinos in Peoria, Illinois and Tomahawk, Wisconsin on her way to and from the resort. Sandra loved to play Bridge and had Bridge clubs in Wisconsin as well as in Ohio. She enjoyed being outside, especially while gardening. Sandra even could be seen gardening when she didn't feel well. She also enjoyed golfing and making friends at Walnut Grove, where her and her husband were members. You are invited to celebrate Sandra's life from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon on Thursday, March 30th at Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home, 92 W. Franklin St., Bellbrook. Life celebration services will continue at 12:00 noon. Burial to follow at Bellbrook Cemetery. The family strongly urges that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the American Cancer Society (https://donate3.cancer.org), 2806 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45206. You are welcome to send a condolence or flowers, make a donation, or light a candle and share a story or picture about Sandra at www.ConnerAndKoch.com by clicking on her name. Copyright Notice © 2017 (Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author. The author hereby grants the newspaper the right to publish the complied work on the dates and location provided in the submission details and further grants to the newspaper the right to reproduce the work electronically in any website or digital medium owned or controlled by the newspaper provided the copy is not altered or modified in any way. The funeral home's website domain must accompany any reproduction of the work. The work must not be used for or by any person for direct commercialized gain in competition with the author, the funeral home, or their respective businesses. Privacy Disclaimer The information contained in this Book of Memories is intended solely for the private use of the families and friends of the deceased to support each other and honor, respect and pay tribute to the memory of the deceased. Any and all other use is strictly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, any reproduction, distribution of the information contained herein, nor any contact or solicitation of any person identified in this work, nor any attempt to use the information in the work is prohibited.

Sandra J. Haman (Hilker)

February 18, 1935 - March 24, 2017