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Beers and Story - Belchertown
Sandra Auld
October 28th, 1950 - January 23rd, 2025
Sandra Auld, surrounded by love, passed away ever so gracefully and peacefully on Jan 23, 2025 after a long and courageous battle with Cancer. Born in Holyoke in 1950 to Thomas C Auld Jr and Mabel Eva (Mahoney) Auld, she attended Holyoke public schools graduating from Holyoke High School in 1968. She went on to attend Holyoke Community College completing her A.A. in 1970 and later attaining her Master’s degree at Cambridge College.
Sandra is predeceased by both of her parents, 2 Brothers Thomas “Tinker” Auld, Lawrence “Larry” Auld, her sister Heather Brown, Her Niece Cheryl Simanski, Nephew Daniel Brown and by her great Nephew Casey Brown.
She leaves her beloved family who will miss her dearly Niece Jill Hoomes of Denver, CO and Nephew Toby Brown (Teeka), of Belchertown, MA along with five great nieces and nephewBrett Brown (Nicole), Tiffany Besse (Isaias) , Cody Brown (Nora), Daniel Simanski and HaleHoomes, and eight great-grand nephews and nieces, Isaias, Angelise, Roman, Oliver, Autumn, Callan, Salina and Jordan, as well as many cousins and long time friends from the places she has lived, work, groups and organizations, churches and travels.
During college she held several part time jobs, eventually taking up customer service with a variety of local manufacturing companies, including Ludlow Corp and James River Graphics, finally switching to Purchasing and joining Tubed Products, a division of McCormick & Co. in Easthampton, MA. She transferred to Maryland to work in McCormick headquarters and then joined Reckett-Benkiser located in New Jersey to be closer to home in New England, finally returning to Massachusetts and family in 2018 to retire.
She enjoyed traveling around the world, including Cuba, Europe, Kenya, and Mexico for work, pleasure and church mission trips. Sandra worked actively with Habitat for Humanity in the US and Mexico, and supported the Heifer Project from a very young age.A lifelong alpine skier, she shared her love of the sport, teaching several ski programs and many individuals over her many years at Ski Butternut in Great Barrington, MA making lifelong friends of her fellow instructors and students.Sandra was seen as a gifted writer with a wicked sense of humor, a sharp wit, and a powerful pen. She and her hearty laugh will be greatly missed by her friends in her Cancer Connection writing and improv groups, who will treasure their time with her forever. Sandra was a kind and generous friend who spent her time uplifting and supporting others at every opportunity. The world has lost a dear, strong, beautiful woman.
Calling hours will be held on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 from 5:00pm-6:00pm followed by a
Service of Remembrance at 6:00pm the Beers & Story Belchertown Funeral Home. Burial will be held privately in the spring.
Donations may be made in her memory to the following organizations: Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) 14 Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 2110 New York, NY 10122, Cancer Connection 41 Locust St. Northampton, MA, or Habitat For Humanity, The Heifer Project.
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