Sarah Lynn Tephany Obituary

We are sad to announce that on February 9, 2023, at the age of 70, Sarah "Sally" Lynn Tephany of Rancho Palos Verdes, California passed away.

Sally was born to Emile and Margie Tephany in 1952 and raised in Redondo Beach, California. She worked as a pharmacy technician at South Bay Hospital, and then Long Beach Memorial Hospital. She met her dear friend, Joseph Figlow during her work at the pharmacy. Sally then worked as an administrative analyst for the City of Redondo Beach for many years, where she was instrumental in obtaining the government grant to fund the new Redondo Beach Main Public Library. Sally retired from the City in 2009.

Sally loved animals and was a supporter of SPCA-LA, World Wildlife Fund and many other charities. She spent the last decade of her life enjoying her remodeled home in Rancho Palos Verdes, with her beloved dogs. She enjoyed lunching with friends, holidays with family, and shopping at her favorite cosmetics counter at Nordstrom.

Sally was preceded in death by her parents and her brother John Tephany. She is survived by her uncle Al Lanoff, her sister Margaret Healy; and her cousins Marie Meineke, Sylvia Owens, Debbie Catalano, John Sullivan, Joceyln Meineke, Miranda Meineke-Price , David Delano and Wyatt Delano.