Sarah Leifester

On December 4th, 2024 at 7:30 p.m., Sarah Ellen Liefester of Barrington, NH, passed away due to injuries from a motor vehicle accident. Born in 1980 on the 19th of September, she lighted our world for 44 years. 

She attended Nottingham School, Dover High School, and Plymouth State College. In her youth, she learned to sew, play the piano, speak German and Italian, and speak and write in French, Spanish, and Latin. 

As a lifelong greenthumb, Sarah found her favorite job at the Wentworth Greenhouses in Rollinsford, NH. She worked there for the last 10 years of her life. 

Sarah is survived by her husband Greg Liefester and their daughter Dorothy Liefester; her mother and step father Ruth and Ron Roy; her brother and his wife Ian and Erica Cooke; her aunts and uncles: Myles and Tina Cooke, Robert and Nancy Cooke, Chris Cooke, Stephen Cooke, and Ellen Cooke. She is also survived by her amazing Cooke Cousins and their families, whom she adored: Jennifer Cooke, Melissa Davis, Julia Sunderlin, Hillary Stroe, Chelsea Cooke, Abigail Cooke, and Rebecca Cooke; and so many other loving family members and friends. 

ARRANGEMENTS: A Celebration of her life will be held at the Wentworth Greenhouse, 141 Rollins Rd, Rollinsford, NH 03869, from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, the 16th of February, 2025. 

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memoriam to one of the following: 

In recognition of Sarah's love of animals: The New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, PO Box 196, Stratham, NH 03885.

In recognition of Sarah's support of people regardless of who they are, or who they love: PFLAG NH, PO Box 957, Concord, NH 03302.

Assisting the family with arrangements is the Cremation Society of NH, Hampton.