Ethel W. Sadler

SADLER, Ethel W. (Wack)
of Elmira, NY
Age 78, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007. She was born October 18, 1928 in Bethlehem, PA, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Eleanor (Wasser) Wack. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Allen L. Sadler; daughter, Patricia Krise of Elmira; sons, David A. (Sharon) Sadler of Vernon, CT, Gary A. Sadler of Elmira, Mark J. Sadler of Goffstown, NH; granddaughters, Emily K. Sadler and Elizabeth R. Krise of Elmira; grandsons, Michael and Sean Sadler of Vernon, CT, Adam and Andrew Sadler and Timothy Burke of Elmira; brother, Richard E. (Kay) Wack of Wilmington, DE; brother-in-law, Roy Dennis of Texas; sisters-in-law, Judith Pratt of Elmira, Mary (Robert) Anderson of Parker, CO. In addition she is survived by several cousins in or near Bethlehem, PA, Florida and Georgia; as well as a nephew, David S. (Valerie) Dennis of Texas. She was predeceased by her grandparents, William Grant and Minnie Catherine Wack, and O. E. and Ethel Norman Wasser; sisters, Dorothy E. Wack, Judith Ann Dennis; brother, Charles E. Wack Jr.; daughter-in-law, Marcelle K. Sadler. Ethel attended Elmira schools and graduated from Southside High School in 1945 and Elmira College in 1949. She received her MA degree from Elmira College in 1970. She taught Business Education at Southside High School until her retirement in June 1984. After retirement she worked as a tax preparer for H & R Block for 13 years both in South Carolina and Elmira. She was an active member of the CCSD Federal Credit Union since 1964 and served on the Board of Directors from 1978 to 1988 and again from 1994 to the present. She was a member of the BPW in Horseheads and Elmira for over 24 years, serving on various committees and offices, including Treasurer and President of the Horseheads unit. She was a life member of NYSRTA, NEA, NYSUT and Secretary of the Elmira Area Retired Teachers. She was a life member of Loyal Chapter, OES having joined in 1947. She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church since 1965 and previously Franklin Street Church from 1949. Family and friends are invited to call at the Olthof Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 Pennsylvania Ave., Elmira, NY 14904 on Friday, October 19, 2007, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral Services honoring her life will follow the visitation at 8 p.m. The Reverend Susan Husted will officiate. Interment will take place privately, at the convenience of the family, in Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to Southern Tier Hospice, 11751 East Corning Road, Corning, NY 14830 or to the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1009 Maple Ave., Elmira, NY 14904. A "Candle of Remembrance" may be left for her family in obituaries at www.olthof.com.