Sandra Koeppel Short
BERLIN — Sandra Koeppel Short, “Sandy,” age 72, passed away on Friday, May 13 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.
Sandy Short
Born in Milford, Del., she was the daughter of the late James B. Koeppel and Mary Green Koeppel of Georgetown. She had lived in Ocean City since 1972.
Sandy was a teacher’s aide, then the school secretary, at Ocean City Elementary School for 31 years. After retiring in 2006, she became employed by Candy Kitchen and was the store manager at 28th Street in Ocean City.
She is survived by her only daughter, Michelle Munk of Chesapeake, Va., her husband Chris, and their two daughters, Sidney and Casey. She is also survived by her sister, Joan Koeppel Bondor, of Aiken, S.C.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Joseph Short, of Milford, Del.
Sandy was a devoted mother and grandmother and a loving friend and neighbor. She kept in touch with many co-workers from Ocean City Elementary after retirement. At Candy Kitchen, she was the “American mother” to the foreign students working at the store and went out of her way to make their stays easier. She loved to travel, relax in the sun, dance and spend time with family and friends. Sandy also enjoyed reconnecting in recent years with her Georgetown High School Class of 1961 classmates.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 27, 1409 Philadelphia Avenue, Ocean City, Md. 21842.
A Celebration of Life is planned for Sunday, May 22, from 1-3 p.m. at American Legion Post #166 at 2308 Philadelphia Avenue in Ocean City.