Sandy Handel

Sandy Handel of Mt. Laurel, NJ passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the age of 91.

Sandy was the beloved wife of the late Samuel Handel for 67 wonderful years until his passing in 2020. Born in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City, she was the daughter of Sol and Lillian Berger and the older sister of Lenore Katz (David).

After graduating high school, Sandy earned her certificate in Dental Hygiene and worked in a dental office in North Carolina where Sam attended college. They moved to the Philadelphia area after Sam graduated and together built a warm and loving home in Wynnewood, PA where they raised their two children, Bruce and Patti, before retiring to Mt. Laurel.

Sandy was known for her warmth, kindness, outgoing spirit, and infectious sense of fun. She had a gift for making people feel special and was deeply loved by all who knew her. She was a devoted mother, to Patti Stilman (Randy) and the late Bruce Handel, a proud grandmother “Mom Mom” to Stefanie (Christopher), Jamie (John), Ross (Katie) and Shauna (Christopher) and an ecstatic great-grandmother “GiGi” to Sophia and also Kai and Scarlett.

Sandy was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son and sister.

Relatives and friends are invited to graveside services at 12:00 PM on Sunday, June 22, 2025 at Mt. Sharon Cemetery, 502 E. Springfield Road, Springfield, PA 19064.

The family requests that contributions in Sandy’s memory may be made to The Glaucoma Foundation, https://glaucomafoundation.org/ or to The COPD Foundation https://www.copdfoundation.org/ or to a charity of your choosing.