Sarah Elizabeth Soss Warnick passed away January 18, 2021, at home in Murray after a brief but fierce battle with cancer. She was born September 22, 1980, in Salt Lake City to David Albert Soss and Susan Louise Theiler Soss. She married Keith Hyrum Warnick on August 12, 2009, in the Salt Lake Temple.
She is survived by her husband Keith, her parents, her brother John (Merrick), (Hawthorne, California), Keith’s parents Al and Helen Warnick, Keith’s four siblings, 5 nephews and 4 nieces.
Sarah attended local schools in Salt Lake City until she graduated from Skyline High School. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Smith College and her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Utah. While doing postdoctoral work in structural biology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, she met and married Keith Warnick. At the time of her diagnosis she was working at the University of Utah as an NMR chemist .
Despite the best efforts of Huntsman Cancer Center, Sarah had only 6-1/2 months between diagnosis and death. The family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel who cared for Sarah during her illness.
In lieu of flowers, the family recommends any donations be given to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation.
Sarah will be buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park next to her grandparents on Monday, January 25th, at noon. Visitations will be at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary on Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday before the funeral.
