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Sondra Ewing Zell died July 11, 2017. Sondra, daughter of Preston and Helen Ewing, was born July 30, 1932 in New York City and resided there most of her life. She considered San Miguel de Allende, Mexico her second home. She was a graduate of the High School of Music and Art in New York and Hunter College.
Sondra was married to the late Burton B. Zell and is survived by their daughter Nicole Sofia of Portland, Oregon. She was also grandmother to her beloved Jacob Patrick, Joshana Pearl, and James Paul.
Her career in the textile industry included work at Canon Mills. Along with former New Yorker cartoon editor Robert Mankoff, she helped launch the Cartoon Bank. She maintained a sculpture studio in Yonkers, New York for a number of years. Sondra was a passionate, life-long advocate of the arts both in New York and San Miguel.
In addition to her daughter and grandchildren, she is survived by sister Linda Ewing Schulman, niece Amanda and nephew Daniel (Stacey) Schulman, and cousin Louise (Robert) Plumb.
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joshana irving
February 13, 2024
I remember this photo being taken. my dad (Peter Irving) had moved the long couch that uncle Burnie watched football on and yelled at the t.v. right before that photo was taken my grandma had yelled at my dad to "take off my breathing tube" I always laughed at these little things she had done. like telling us that we say "and I" after we say our friend name when telling a story. she was the kindest most caring person. always enjoying company. my family would always come home with a new book with new memories and stories to tell, with a mustache of chocolate milk and new fun toy to show our friends. like how she took us to Central Park and wed play slide patrol on the now small but what use to be big silver metal slide. when wed come home grandma with a big smile and cups of chocolate milk on the table would give us a hug and a kiss on the cheek. I love my grandma and hope she is doing well where ever she may be. I hope to someday join her with a big smile and a cup of chocolate milk.
Terry and Jack Reinhart
December 24, 2017
Dear Family of Sondra,
Each year my husband Jack and I remember Sondra. When she lived here in San Miguel, every Xmas Eve morning we would stop at her house with Jack's Christmas cookies, always surprising her still in her robe. We loved her and so admired her creativity, her outlook on life and her embracing of all that brought joy. So today, on Christmas Eve, it is makes our hearts sad to learn that Sondra is no longer with us. We just loved her and loved that she loved us back. Terry and Jack Reinhart
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