Wednesday, 8 July 2026

Sara Sharon Werner (1947 - 1997)

Sara Sharon Werner is the grand-daughter of Tilly Morris, born Tilly Dik, the sister-in-law of Rachel Levin, my 2x great aunt. Morris family HERE

ParentsOscar Marcus Werner (1922 - 2008 and Leah Epstein (1913 - 1985)

Born: 9 April 1947  in Liverpool, England

Siblings
  • Bernard Isaac Werner 1947 -
  • Maxine Werner 1953 - 

Hebrew name: Sara daughter of Yehoshua  Mordechai

Occupation: Anaesthetist

Migration: The family came to Bloemfontein, South Africa in late 1951. Sharon lived in Bethlehem from 1953 and then she grew up in Kimberley from 1957 onwards. Her child first three children were born in Johannesburg and the family moved to the USA sometime after the Soweto Riots of 1976

Married: Leslie Trope in 1969 somewhere in South Africa

Children
  • Avi Shaul Trope 1971 - 
  • Gila Tamara Trope 1973 -
  • HIllel Simcha Trope 1975 -
  • Shlomo Rafael Trope 1979 -

Death
26 August 1997 in New York, USA, aged 50, from cancer. She is buried in the Mount Hebron Cemetery, Block 26, grave no 12

JewishGen burial record for Sara

Mount Hebron Cemetery burial record for Leah

Residence

From her birth until the family migrated to South Africa in 1951 Sara lived at 160 Chatham Street, Liverpool, England