Alfreda (Melton) Sadler

SADLER, ALFREDA of Auburn Hills, passed away May 19, 2025 at 98 years of age. Loving wife of the late Maurice for 75 years; beloved mother of Michael (the late Linda) Sadler, Anita (Bob) Zack, Juanita (the late Philip) Wozniak, David (Ruth Ann) Sadler, and the late Sheila (the late Marshall) Bertram; grandmother of 10; great grandmother of 15; great great grandmother of 4; preceded in death by siblings and spouses, Loreta Cornell, Benjamin (Joyce) Melton, and Inez (Dawsey) Ellsworth; aunt to several nieces and nephews. Alfreda was a wonderful wife and mother who always put her family first. Always caring for others, Alfreda worked 30 years as a server at the original Four Corners Restaurant and another 17 years as a server for Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital. Alfreda has lived 80 years the same house Maurice built for them and their family in 1945. She attended Heritage Baptist Church and between her church and Four Corners she would spend years not far from her home. She enjoyed needlework, cross stitching and embroidery. She will be lovingly remember for always putting others first and herself last. Funeral service will be Friday, May 23, 2025 at 10 AM at COATS FUNERAL HOME-WATERFORD. Interment follows at Ottawa Park Cemetery, Clarkston. Family will receive friends Thursday 4-8 PM at the funeral home. To post a tribute, visit www.CoatsFuneralHome.com.

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