Mikki Saar, of Columbia, died June 20, 2008, of complications from surgery, at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was 66.

Born May 28, 1942, in Pittsburgh, to Mary and William Plunkett, she graduated from Belleview High School, in Pittsburgh, in 1960.

In the 1970s, she graduated from Antioch College, in Maryland, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, with a specialty in art therapy.

Ms. Saar was a sculptor who co-operated the Foundry Street Studio at Savage Mill, a now defunct artist co-op in Maryland, from 1985 to 1995.

She is survived by four daughters, Christy Baker, of Baltimore, Betsy Spalding, of Arlington, Va., Katy Shields, of Mount Airy, and Meg Moon, of Columbia; and four grandsons, Alex Moon, of Columbia, Matt Baker, of Baltimore, Austin Shields, of Mount Airy, and Brendan Shields, of Mount Airy.

Memorial services are slated for Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 5:30 p.m., in the Great Room at Savage Mill, 8600 Foundry St., Savage. Call 800-788-6455 for more details.

Memorial donations may be made to Mikki Saar Family Fund, The Columbia Foundation, 10227 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044.

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