Juanita Sage, 89, of Cedar Falls, died at NewAldaya Lifescapes on Saturday, April 13, 2019. She was born July 13, 1929 in Waterloo, the daughter of Henry and Cleo Sams Dale. Juanita graduated from East High School in 1947 and attended a year at The Iowa State Teachers College (UNI). She married George Earl Payne in 1948; he died in 1963. She married Christian Y. Hansen in 1964; he died in 1995. Juanita married Eddie Sage in 1997 and he preceded her in 2017. She was the administrative secretary at Department of Human Services, retiring in 1994. Juanita was a member of St. Ansgar Lutheran Church, Waterloo. She enjoyed collecting teddy bears, spending time with her sorority sisters, and singing for the local community nursing homes. Survived by: a son, Steven Payne‚ Kalama‚ WA; 4 step-daughters: Debra Scoby‚ Apache Junction‚ AZ, April Sage‚ Collinsville‚ IL, Marianne Sage‚ Apache Junction‚ AZ; and Scarlett Bayard‚ Dallas‚ TX; and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, a great-great grandchild; several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. She is preceded in death by: her parents; husbands; a step daughter, Cynthia Erpelding; and two sisters, Glenit...[more]