Sally Ann Aldrich, 86, passed peacefully at home on Saturday, October 18, 2025. She was born in Franklin, Vt., on June 14, 1939, to Sheila A. (Partlow) and Clelan Jones. Sally was predeceased by her sister, Jane Stygles; her daughter Sandra Ward; and her nephew Kenneth Stygles. She was raised in Underhill Center with her sister on a farm with her mother and stepfather, Glenn W. Towle. Sally and Jane loved horses and collected many ribbons for trail riding.
In August 1956, she married Bruce E. Ward of Underhill. They had three daughters, Wanda Kaye, Donna Raye and Sandra Maye. On November 25, 1965, she married Gerald (Jerry) C. Aldrich, and this November would have been 60 years.
Mom enjoyed crafting, music and donating to any animal charity out there. She loved learning and graduated from Trinity, Champlain, and St. Mike’s colleges and the University of Vermont. Her medical knowledge was impressive, due to many years working in the medical field and transcribing medical records well into retirement. She was giving and creative and funny. Her humor stayed to the end.
Surviving her are Jerry, her husband, of Underhill; Wanda Brown and husband Harley of Huntington; Donna Boiney and husband Peter of Jericho; and grandchildren Harley, Glenn and Jonathan Brown; Isaac, Eric and Sam Boiney; and Atalie Wells of Underhill. Also surviving her are great-grandchildren Natasha, Kaitlin, Aleeah, Caelum, Jackson, Zachary, Rowan, Gavin and Everly.
Any donations can be sent to any animal charity.