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Eleanor Sandy 1931-2021

YOUNGSTOWN — Eleanor Sulik Sandy, 89, passed away Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, at Heritage Manor.

She was born Nov. 7, 1931, in Campbell, a daughter of Mike and Mary Schuster Sulik.

Eleanor was a 1948 graduate of Campbell Memorial High School and a 1952 graduate of the Nurses Training Program from the Youngstown Hospital Association, where she earned her registered nurse degree.

She worked as a registered nurse for the Youngstown Hospital Association at South Side Hospital and later worked at Beeghly Hospital Outpatient Surgery in Boardman. She also had aided in a medical missionary trip to Lima, Peru.

Her husband, John H. Sandy, whom she married in Angola, Ind., on Jan. 6, 1956, passed away June 2, 2015. The couple went on to renew their vows locally on June 20, 1956.

Following Eleanor’s marriage to John, Eleanor moved from Campbell and settled in Youngstown.

She was a member of Christ Our Savior Parish, St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, in Struthers. Eleanor had a very strong faith and love for the Lord.

Eleanor is survived by her daughters, Margaret Sandy of Youngstown, Jeanne (Tom) Williams of Girard and Susan Tropea of Campbell; her sons, Robert (Bonnie) Sandy of Manassas, Va., and John Sandy and Joseph (Sherry) Sandy, both of Youngstown. She also leaves her grandchildren, Vince and Valerie Williams, John and Paul Tropea, Joel and Anthony Sandy, and Cecily Sandy; and her sisters, Martha Masternick of Girard and Jean Paris of Campbell.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; sisters, Bertha Lisko and Dorothy Halase; and brothers, Elmer, Edward and John Sulik.

Eleanor’s family has entrusted her care to the Wasko Funeral Home in Campbell, where calling hours will be held Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Funeral services will follow at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Please visit www.waskofamily.com to view this obituary and to leave condolences with the family.

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