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William Sandly Obituary
CLARKS SUMMIT — William Joseph Sandly Sr., 55, of Clarks Summit and formerly of Taylor, passed away on Feb. 27, 2014, at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Cheryll Murray Sandly.
Born in Justus, he was a son of the late Donald Albert and Clara Howells Sandly. He was a 1977 graduate of Lakeland High School. He was a self-employed landscaper.
Bill also coached and mentored the varsity football program at Riverside High School, Taylor Junior Vikes, Sloan Little League Baseball and the Taylor Teener League Baseball. He will continue helping others, as he was an organ donor.
Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing and donating to the Arbor Day foundation. He was also an avid Boston Red Sox fan.
Also surviving are his children, William Sandly Jr. and his wife, Danielle, Old Forge, Stephen Sandly, Wilkes-Barre, Jason Sandly and his wife, Kerry, Elimsport, and Cheryll Sandly and her fiance, William Sledzinski, Clarks Summit; three brothers, Merle Sandly and his wife Mila, Waldorf, Md., Albert Sandly and his wife, Judith, Scranton, and Frank Sandly and his wife, Wendy, Clarks Summit; three sisters, Donna Confletti and her husband, Rocco, West Wyoming, Cindy Sandly, Edwardsville, and Leona Kishbaugh and her husband, Patrick, Scranton; his uncle, Joseph Sandly, Runnemede, N.J.; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit, with services by the Rev. James Buchanan, pastor of the Berean Interdenominational Church, Scranton. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., New York, NY 10016.
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Memories and Condolences
for William Sandly
March 7, 2014
to my best friend till we meet again I will cherish all the love and memories we had together.love cheryll
March 4, 2014
I wanto thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and memories. As I said at the service, before Bill was a Husnabd and Father, he was a brother. As the oldest by two years, raised in Peaceful Vally. We played football, baseball and all those games together, often against each other. We where together when we discovered who Santa Clause really was, the first one to greet me at the house after that long trip to Bloomsburg, PA when we won the title game. He was the one who called me when my father died. We did not always see eye to eye on everything. What brothers do, but his heart was in the right place. Best of all like his oldest brother, he believe in loyalty, to family and country. May you rest in peace Bill, I wish you good fishing and blue skies. Have a ball and glove ready until the day we can play catch again in a field by a dirt road. Love Merle
Heather Ellis
March 2, 2014
I am so sorry for your loss.R.I.P Mr. Sandly
Karen Honabach
March 2, 2014
My thoughts and prayers are with you. In deepest sympathy to all of you.
Ken Bader
March 2, 2014
Bill was the first person to ever take me hunting. Fantastic guy, the world was a better place with you in it. RIP my friend.
March 1, 2014
My thoughts and prayers are with Sandly family during this very difficult time. May the strength of love of family bring you peace.
Lori Lavelle and family (AKA Puppy)
Marlene Corrigan
March 1, 2014
Please accept our sympathy of the loss of Bill.I graduated from Lakeland with him ,he was a fun loving guy .After high school he played softball with my now husband Tom .We had a great time up at the Carbondale ball park along with other classmates.We had many laughs of the times at LHS.Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.RIP Bill. Marlene Gowat Corrigan and husband Tom
Marlene Corrigan
March 1, 2014
Please accept my sympathy of the loss of Bill.I graduated with him at Lakeland,he was a fun loving guy,who after high school became friends with my now husband Tom Corrigan from Carbondale they use to play ball together .We all had a great time together up at the ball park along with other classmates and had good laughs at the times we had at LHS. He will truly be missed may he RIP .So sorry for your families loss. Marlene Gowat Corrigan and husband Tom .
Carla Farrell
March 1, 2014
Cindy, so sorry for this tremendous loss. You can take comfort in the fact he will continue to live on in those that will benefit from his generous organ donation. Thoughts and prayers to your entire family.
March 1, 2014
I remember spending time at Bill's house in the early 90. He and I would argue about baseball, only like two true fans of the game could. I am sure he is now having the same discussions with my father and Uncle Leon. The one story I will tell is when my sister lived in Scranton briefly, bill took a camera and filled the roll full with pictures of his feet. A task I repeat to this day. Bill had a playful sense and a great sense of humor.
Jenna Hanks
March 1, 2014
My Uncle will be missed by many. RIP Uncle Billy
Paula Schloder
February 28, 2014
My cousin Bill, there are no words that can possibly explain this loss to our family. I am sorry not to be there for Cheryll and the kids. I always loved you, even when you and Jimmy tortured us girls as kids! I remember the "Indian Club", the hide and seek, the running around Peaceful Valley, all of it. Rest in peace and know you were loved.
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