Merle Sands Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Merle Sands of Syracuse, New York, who passed away at the age of 87, on November 4, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Merle Sands to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Howard Cornell and Consuelo Mae Cornell (Shook); her former husbands, Charles E. Watrous and Harold B. Sands; her granddaughter Lindsay Pigula; her son Charles Watrous Jr.; and her son-in-law James V. McMahon.
She is survived by: her children, Lynne Tesori (Joe), Kathleen McMahon, Sharon Robertson (Anthony), Jay Sands (Carrie), Mark Sands, Tammy Pigula (Tom), Michelle Sands (Narciso), Sandra Sands and Jennifer Cage (Brian); her grandchildren, Billy Shaw (Nicole), Christina Wright (Richard), Michael Robertson (Casey), Joseph Tesori Jr. (Sarah), Jaclyn Tesori, James McMahon (Alyse), Kelly, Katherine, Patrick, Allison, Sara Sands, McKyle, Mason Sands, Jason Martinez, Amanda (Luis), Danielle Pigula, Andrea Sands (George), Marisa Martinez, Sean, Antonio (Kelly), Marcus Walker, LaCross, Tyler (Leandra), Xavier and Briana Cage; and her great grandchildren, Aaliyah, LaCross III, Melody, Oaklyn, Charles, Anthony, Aubree, Ethan, Max, Jackson, Nolan, Niahtazia, Aria, Mon'ey, George Jr., Ella, Sophia, Gunnar, Kennedy, Karter, Celia, Noah, Noelle, Lillian, Isabel, Ellie and Ariana.
