Sara ‘Sally’ Korswig May
Sara (Sally) Korswig May passed away peacefully on Dec. 29, 2025, at Day Kimball Hospital following a brief illness.
She was born on Sept. 10, 1931, to Alfred and Vivian (Newton) Korswig in Bristol, and spent her childhood in Thompson before moving to East Woodstock in 1945. She married Wesley May in 1951 and they spent nearly 50 years together until his passing in 2001, raising their four sons in the village of East Woodstock.
Sally graduated from The Woodstock Academy (Class of 1948) and earned a business degree from Bryant University. In addition to managing the household she worked in administrative roles for the Woodstock public schools, the Woodstock town hall, and for 20 years at Day Kimball Hospital, retiring in 1995. She enjoyed reading, music, art, nature, and animals. Sally was a caring person known especially for her spark and her dry sense of humor.
After retirement Sally became an intrepid traveler. Her journeys took her to Norway, Alaska, Bermuda, Canada, and across much of the continental U.S. At home she was deeply involved in the East Woodstock Congregational Church and community affairs and had many lifelong friends in the town.
Together with her sons, she entered into conservation easements that will preserve the 125-acre family farm against development in perpetuity. She gratefully appreciated her life in the village and her ability to live independently in her home until 2025 when she relocated to Westview Health Care Center.
She took her greatest joy spending time with her family and her home was often the gathering place for holidays and special events.
She leaves her brother Karl (Ann) of Woodstock; sons Dale (Kate) of Hampton, Doug of Pomfret, Darrell of Dayville, and Derek (Valerie) of Pomfret; grandsons Daniel, Aaron, Trevor, Jordan, and David, and granddaughter Emily Brown; four great-granddaughters (Lucy, Ariel, Mia, Evelyn); and nieces Karen Doyle, Terri Ducharme, Joann Ainslie, and Jamie Thompson. The family would especially like to thank all of the care assistants from Assisted Living Services and Westview who provided care and friendship to Sally in her later years.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 17 at the East Woodstock Congregational Church, 220 Woodstock Road, East Woodstock, with a reception to follow. There are no calling hours. Donations: the May Memorial Library, P.O. Box 14, East Woodstock, CT 06244; or to the Muddy Brook Fire Dept., P.O. Box 222, East Woodstock, CT 06244. The Smith and Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.
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