Salvatrice "Sally" (Lombardo) Rebman, 65

LAUREL - Salvatrice "Sally" (Lombardo) Rebman of Laurel went to be with the Lord Friday, July 20, 2007, after a courageous battle with breast cancer, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake, Salisbury, Md., surrounded by her loving family. She was 65.

Sally was born March 4, 1942, in Jamestown, N.Y., the only child of the late John and Sarah (Palermo) Lombardo.

She was a graduate of Thompson Business School, Wilmington, and Fanny Allen Memorial School of Practical Nursing, Burlington, Vt. She received her Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Johnson (Vt.) State College in 1982.

Sally retired in 2004 from Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Salisbury, after 11 years of service as a med-nurse.

She was a devout Roman Catholic and enjoyed attending daily Holy Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Seaford. She was a Third Order Carmelite Lay Member, belonging to the Community of Mary, affiliated with the Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Washington, D.C. In 1999, she made her final promised vows at St. Francis de Sales Church, Salisbury.

Sally is survived by her husband of 44 years, James "Jim" Rebman of Laurel; a daughter, Michelle Layton and her husband Jerry of Bridgeville; two sons, John Rebman and his wife Karen of Seaford and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Steven Rebman and his wife Khampeephan of Jacksonville, N.C.; four grandchildren, Matthew and William Rebman, and Sarah and Shawn Layton; her stepmother, Vivian Isaacs Lombardo; and three stepsisters, Kay Tebbens, Beth Isaacs and Sue Isaacs.

Friends may call at Holloway Funeral Home, 501 Snow Hill Road, Salisbury, on Wednesday 9 to 10:30 a.m. A memorial mass will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Salisbury. Msgr. Joseph Rebman will officiate.

Internment will be in Spring Hill Memory Gardens, Hebron, Md.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Women Supporting Women, Salisbury Chapter, 106 West Circle Ave., Suite 101, Cannon Building, Salisbury, MD 21801.