Sara Ann Thomas Denkler, 62, of Springfield, died at 4:15 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at the Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville. She was born March 12, 1964 in Louisville to Joseph Bruce, Jr. and Mary Wilma Hamilton Thomas.
She was a member of the Temple Baptist Church. She was a 1982 graduate of Manual High School and Jefferson Community and Technical College. She was a registered nurse and worked for the University of Kentucky Medical Center and the State of Kentucky Medicare Services.
Preceding her in death was her husband, Larry Edward Denkler (March 27, 2019); her father, Joseph Bruce Thomas Jr.; her stepfather, Charles H. Lewis; and one stepbrother, Greg Lewis.
Survivors include one daughter, Tiffany Michelle (Ryan) Sweeney of Scottsdale, Ariz.; one stepdaughter, Tonia Renee (Don) Mikel of Florida; two grandchildren, Suzanne Reid and Valerie Banet; her mother, Mary Lewis of Springfield; her partner, Mike Maras of Springfield; two sisters, Sherri (Frank) Martin and Carolyn Byrd, both of Louisville; one brother, Kenny (Tommie) Thomas of Bardstown; and two stepbrothers, Mark (Kim) Lewis and Jeff Lewis, both of Springfield.
The funeral was Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 at the Carey & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. John McDaniel officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery at Willisburg.
Carey & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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