Visitation:
Friday, March 15, 2024
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Secor Funeral Home
202 W Maple Street
Willard , Ohio 44890
Service:
Friday, March 15, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Secor Funeral Home
202 W Maple Street
Willard , Ohio 44890
Sandra Lynn (McDowell) Polachek, Sandi, age 77, resident of Willard, Ohio passed away on March 5th at Ohio Health in Mansfield, Oh. She was born Donna Carol Elick, on February 7, 1947 at Akron City Hospital, Ohio. At 5 months old, she was adopted by Doris (Hale) and William Weaver and her name changed to Sandra Lynn Weaver and later changed again to Sandra Lynn McDowell in 1962.
She was a 1965 graduate of Coventry Senior High School in Akron. She worked as a secretary at BF Goodrich in Akron, before moving to Willard in 1977 where she married and started a family. She was a retired bus driver for Willard City Schools and member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion.
She was very active in her children’s lives. She participated in Richmond Elementary PTA, Richmond Mother’s Helpers 4-H Club and Huron County Jr. Fair, Willard High School Band and Orchestra Boosters, to name a few. She learned to drive bus partly to have the opportunity to drive her children to music and sporting events and was the primary driver of the Willard Band Bus.
She was a constant reader and loved to do puzzles. She also loved to travel and frequently commented on her few trips abroad as well as many trips through the U.S.
She is survived by her children, Angela Polachek of Upper Sandusky, Michele (Berny Reyes) Polachek of Clinton, Utah, and Michael (Kristina) Polachek of Norwalk; grandchildren Kathryn Polachek-Sneider, Connor Polachek, and Lydia Polachek, step-grandchildren Cody (Karina) Polachek and Maraya Polachek, and brother Robert (Rob) Trivetti-Salvat.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her birth mother, Della Elick, step-mother, Betty Sharpless, and step-son, Donald (Eddie) Polachek.
Family and friends are invited to gather at the Secor Funeral Home in Willard on Friday, March 15, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life will follow at 6:00 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made to the family. Online condolences can be left for the family by visiting www.secorfuneralhomes.com.