1929
Joan
2025
Joan (Ziegler) Sadowsky
September 15, 1929 — January 4, 2025
The Funeral Service for Joan Sadowsky will be available for live streaming (and after) beginning at 10:00 AM on Friday, January 10th via the following link:
www.emanuelsinai.org/live-streams/
WORCESTER - Joan Sadowsky, age 95, a resident of Palm Beach for most of the last three decades passed away peacefully at her home in Worcester on Saturday, January 4, 2025.
She was born Joan Ziegler in Brooklyn, NY on September 15th, 1929, and grew up mostly in New York City. She was the daughter of Jules and Lola Ziegler. Joan attended Clark University in Worcester where she was introduced to Lester Sadowsky who would become her lifelong love and husband of 73 years. She threw a baseball like a guy and Lester was a baseball star in Worcester so that was the initial attraction for him.
Joan was a caring, loving, and busy woman who was ahead of her time in many ways – she was a volunteer at Edward Street Daycare, the first female President of the United Way of Central Massachusetts, and the first woman to serve as Chair of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. Joan was a principal and Vice-President of Human Resources at Atlas Distributing Corp., a business that was started by her father-in-law, Abraham.
She was active on the tennis court, golf course, and several other athletic endeavors. Joan was a longtime member of Mount Pleasant Country Club and Temple Emanuel Sinai of Worcester.
Joan leaves her children, John Sadowsky and his wife Birgit of Charmey, Switzerland, Laura Jane Sadowsky, wife of Guy Bouchard of Gaspé, Quebec Canada, and Ken Sadowsky of Miami Beach, Florida; her son-in-law, Richard Kaufman; and her three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Lester Sadowsky, her daughter, Karen Sadowsky Kaufman, and her brother, Barry Ziegler.
Family and friends will gather to honor Joan’s life at a Funeral Service at 10:00 AM on Friday, January 10 at Temple Emanuel Sinai, 661 Salisbury Street, Worcester. Interment will follow at B’nai Brith Cemetery, 55 St. John’s Road, Worcester. Immediately following the interment service, a Memorial Observance Reception will be held from12:00 – 7:00 pm at Piccolo’s Restaurant 157 Shrewsbury Street in Worcester.. Arrangements are in the care of Miles Funeral Home of Holden.
In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made to Temple Emanuel Sinai ( www.emanuelsinai.org ), UMASS Medical Center ( www.umassmed.edu/give ) , the Alzheimer’s Association ( www.alz.org ) or the charity of your choice.
WORCESTER - Joan Sadowsky, age 95, a resident of Palm Beach for most of the last three decades passed away peacefully at her home in Worcester on Saturday, January 4, 2025.
She was born Joan Ziegler in Brooklyn, NY on September 15th, 1929, and grew up mostly in New York City. She was the daughter of Jules and Lola Ziegler. Joan attended Clark University in Worcester where she was introduced to Lester Sadowsky who would become her lifelong love and husband of 73 years. She threw a baseball like a guy and Lester was a baseball star in Worcester so that was the initial attraction for him.
Joan was a caring, loving, and busy woman who was ahead of her time in many ways – she was a volunteer at Edward Street Daycare, the first female President of the United Way of Central Massachusetts, and the first woman to serve as Chair of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. Joan was a principal and Vice-President of Human Resources at Atlas Distributing Corp., a business that was started by her father-in-law, Abraham.
She was active on the tennis court, golf course, and several other athletic endeavors. Joan was a longtime member of Mount Pleasant Country Club and Temple Emanuel Sinai of Worcester.
Joan leaves her children, John Sadowsky and his wife Birgit of Charmey, Switzerland, Laura Jane Sadowsky, wife of Guy Bouchard of Gaspé, Quebec Canada, and Ken Sadowsky of Miami Beach, Florida; her son-in-law, Richard Kaufman; and her three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Lester Sadowsky, her daughter, Karen Sadowsky Kaufman, and her brother, Barry Ziegler.
Family and friends will gather to honor Joan’s life at a Funeral Service at 10:00 AM on Friday, January 10 at Temple Emanuel Sinai, 661 Salisbury Street, Worcester. Interment will follow at B’nai Brith Cemetery, 55 St. John’s Road, Worcester. Immediately following the interment service, a Memorial Observance Reception will be held from12:00 – 7:00 pm at Piccolo’s Restaurant 157 Shrewsbury Street in Worcester.. Arrangements are in the care of Miles Funeral Home of Holden.
In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made to Temple Emanuel Sinai ( www.emanuelsinai.org ), UMASS Medical Center ( www.umassmed.edu/give ) , the Alzheimer’s Association ( www.alz.org ) or the charity of your choice.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Joan (Ziegler) Sadowsky, please visit our flower store.
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