Stanley Adoff

On January 16, 2026, Stanley Adoff passed away in Bethesda, MD. Beloved husband of the late Joan Adoff; cherished father of Julie Watson (George Lorenzo) and Larry (Cyndi) Adoff; treasured grandfather of Eva, Zachary, Julian and Hayden.

Stanley was born to Julius and Bessie Adoff on January 21, 1927, in the Bronx, NY. He had older sister Lillian. He was raised in the Bronx and by his account had a wonderful childhood, most of it spent with his six best friends who he referred as “The boys.” When he was a freshman at NYU, he enlisted in the Navy and is a proud veteran of World War II.

A bachelor until is late 30’s, he met Joan Gottlieb in 1961 on a blind date and as they say, the rest is history. They married in 1962. Their oldest child Larry was born in 1963 followed by the birth of Julie in 1966. Stan was a Certified Public Account working at his firm into his early 90’s.

Joan and Stan settled with their young family in Montgomery County and that is where they raised their children. In the 1980’s they purchased a home in Bethany Beach, Delaware and that quickly became the center of their social circle. Bethany Beach, Washington Hebrew Congregation, and helping to raise their grandchildren occupied their retirement years.

In August of 2019, Joan and Stanley moved to what was then Brightview Woodmont (now Modena Reserve), where Stan spent the last 6 plus years of his life. Joan passed away in August of 2020. Stan describes his years at Brightview/Modena as happy and content—a place where he made quick friends with many of the residents as well as the staff. His favorite time of the day was 4:30pm happy hour when he would have glass of bourbon (in the Fall and Winter) or a glass of gin (in the Spring and Summer), always sitting at his “assigned” or “chosen” seat that everyone else knew never to sit. Stan had many pearls of wisdom but one he loved to state regularly is “water rusts the pipes”, so have that drink at happy hour. L’Chaim!

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 9:30am, at Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St. NW, Washington, DC. Interment will be private. Shiva will be held Tuesday night, January 20, 2026, at Moderna Reserve Bethesda starting at 630pm with Minyan at 7pm located at 4907 Rugby Ave. Bethesda, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations in Stanley’s name may be made to Washington Hebrew Congregation’s Hunger Fund (whctemple.org) or St. Jude’s’s Children’s Hospital (stjude.org). Services entrusted to Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care.