{"id":14786,"date":"2026-05-15T18:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T22:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/?p=14786"},"modified":"2026-05-19T07:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:22:28","slug":"sadoski-david-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/sadoski-david-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadoski, David Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tabs__panel__header obit-and-service__header\">\n<div class=\"obit-and-service__obituary\">\n<div class=\"obit-and-service__obituary__text\">\n<div class=\"obituary edit-container\">\n<p class=\"obituary-text edit\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">David Thomas Sadoski Sr., age 70, passed away on May 14, 2026. He was born on March 11, 1956, in Shamokin to Edward and Rita Kanicki Sadoski.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"obituary-text edit\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">David was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Gerard Sadoski.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"obituary-text edit\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">He is survived by his loving wife, Joanne Oakley Sadoski; his sons, David (Amy) Sadoski and Daniel Sadoski; his daughter, Rose Sadoski; his brother, Darrel (Lynda) Sadowski; his grandchildren, Braylen, Saylor, Aira, and Dalen; step-grandchildren Bridgett Moore and Justin Turner; his nephew, Steve Sadoski, and many other neices, nephews and friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"obituary-text edit\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">David made his way to Tennessee on a football scholarship to Austin Peay State University, where football mattered far more to him than books ever did. Not long after arriving in Tennessee, he met the love of his life, Joanne, on a blind date arranged by Joanne\u2019s brother. The two soon married and built a life and family together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"obituary-text edit\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">David spent most of his career working as a mechanic, a trade that perfectly matched his hands-on nature and problem-solving mind. He could fix just about anything put in front of him and was always willing to lend a helping hand to family, friends, and neighbors alike. David loved the outdoors, spending time hunting deer in the fall, turkeys in the spring, and many freshwater fish in the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"obituary-text edit\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">He will be remembered for his hardworking spirit, his devotion to his family, and the countless lives he touched through his kindness, humor, and willingness to help others. His presence will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"obituary__section\">\n<div class=\"obituary__section__content\">\n<div class=\"event-9031384 location-block event-block \">\n<div class=\"location-block__body location-block__body--flex\">\n<div class=\"location-block__content\">\n<div class=\"location-block__address\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Visitation with the family will be 17 May 2026 from 4:00 &#8211; 8:00 PM at McDonald Funeral Home, Inc. &#8211; Hickman County.\u00a0 Funeral Services will be held 18 May 2026 at 2:00 PM at McDonald Funeral Home, Inc. &#8211; Hickman County with burial to follow at Warf Cemetery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Thomas Sadoski Sr., age 70, passed away on May 14, 2026. He was born on March 11, 1956, in Shamokin to Edward and Rita Kanicki Sadoski. David was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Gerard Sadoski. He is survived by his loving wife, Joanne Oakley Sadoski; his sons, David (Amy) Sadoski and Daniel Sadoski; his daughter,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/sadoski-david-thomas\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[247],"tags":[7482,369,2617,2619,28],"class_list":["post-14786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mcdonaldfuneralhome","tag-kanicki","tag-moore","tag-oakley","tag-sadoski","tag-turner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14786\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/lewis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}