Edwin Sadler Obituary

Edwin M. Sadler, age 105 of Carlisle, and formerly of Woburn, MA, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Althea (Baldwin) Sadler, who passed away on January 2, 2013 at the age of 103. The couple shared 80 years of marriage. Edwin was born in Portland, Maine on May 23, 1907. Althea was born on November, 10, 1909 in Lexington, MA. They were married on June 11, 1932. They settled in Lexington, where they raised three children. The couple later moved to Woburn, where they lived for 43 years. Edwin worked for many years as a service manager at the Burroughs Adding Machine Company. He was also a vocalist who sang with a barbershop quartet and was a paid soloist for the Old South Church in Boston. During these years, Althea was a loving wife and mother to her husband and children. Mr. Sadler was Carlisle's oldest citizen. He was presented with the Gold Headed Cane | Carlisles Oldest Citizen Award. The cane, a Boston Post cane, was presented by the board of selectmen. Family survivors include their children, Donna Cantrill and her husband Newel of Carlisle, Bruce Sadler and his wife Lois of Shrewsbury and Keith Sadler and his partner Mary Jo Sims of Alvarton, Kentucky, their grandchildren, Richard Cantrill, Jason and Annie Cantrill, Pamela Cantrill, Stacie and Jim Moffat, April and Paul Mullins, and Philip and Jennifer Sadler. They are also survived by 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of both Edwin and Altheas lives will be held on Saturday, February 9th at 1:00 pm in the Carlisle Congregational Church, 147 School St., Carlisle. A reception will follow in Fellowship Hall at the church. Internment will follow at a later date. Gifts in their names may be made to The Friends of COA, 66 Westford St., Carlisle, MA 01741 or the Carlisle Firefighters Relief Assoc., PO Box 74, Carlisle, MA 01741 Arrangements under the care of Glenn D. Burlamachi, CONCORD FUNERAL HOME, Concord, MA. To share a memory or offer a condolence visit: www.concordfuneral.com