Enjoyed reading, word puzzles, traveling and people watching
WOBURN — Sandra (Flowers) Wolfe, 80, of Woburn, formerly of Salem and Beverly, passed away at her home on Thursday, June 8.
Born in Salem on August 31, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Claire (Malionek) Flowers. She was a graduate of Salem High School, Class of 1960, and she later attended Salem Business School. Sandra was a retired office administrator; she worked for BayBank for 10 years, Bank of America for six years and Tufts Health Care for five years.
Sandra was a sociable person who also enjoyed quiet moments reading or working out search-a-word puzzles. She enjoyed reading fiction about people living during WWII. She really enjoyed traveling. Her favorite memories focused on traveling, from her days spending time in Europe and Texas with her family to trips with her mother to Aruba and Hawaii.
Sandra instilled in her sons a love for reading and for experiencing unfamiliar places. Often, she would violate the rule of not talking to strangers, for in her heart everyone had a story to tell. “People watching” was her passion. Sandra would enjoy sitting with her son, Michael and her brothers, Paul and Walter, to talk about who was doing what and the people she met. Even when her health placed restrictions on her movements, Sandra always found the energy to get out of the house and head to where the people are.
She had the spirit of a teenager. Much like a teenager, Sandra would stubbornly stick to odd eating habits such as enjoying a bowl of Lucky Charms, pizza or a can of Coke (had to be Coke Cola, no Pepsi) as healthy meals. We will miss the Sandra “Global Command Centre” with its lounge chair, cups of pens and pencils, letters, various cards, notes, itineraries and the phone with an always-full message box.
Family members include her loving sons: Michael D. Wolfe and his wife Nancy A. Wolfe of North Reading and the late Timothy A. Wolfe; brothers: Robert, Paul, Walter and James Flowers and the late Chet Flowers; longtime companion Thomas Russo.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow St. in North Reading. Interment will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Salem. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in her memory to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at http://www.komen.org. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.croswellfuneralhome.com
