Sunder K. “Sandy” Ganglani, age 69 of Salem, NH, passed away Tuesday at the Catholic Medical Center, in Manchester, NH. Son of the late Kishinchand and Tulsabai Ganglani, Sunder was born in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, and grew up and was educated in Pune, India.
He was a resident of Salem, NH for the past 9 years, formerly of Marblehead, MA. Sandy was a self-employed importer/exporter. He was a member of the Andover, MA Rotary Club and the Sindhi Association of New England (S.A.N.E). He enjoyed needlepoint, jigsaw puzzles, and gardening. Sandy was devout, kind-hearted and philanthropic, and will be fondly remembered by friends and family.
He is survived by his wife Aruna (Agastya) Ganglani of Salem, NH, son Sham Ganglani and his wife Zoe of Mansfield, MA, daughter Kamilla Lavoie and her husband Robert of Salem, MA, and son Sunder Ganglani of Salem, MA, and their mother Carolyn Ganglani of Marblehead, MA.
In addition to his wife and children, he is survived by stepsons Srinivas Gainedy and his wife Jennifer of Charlestown, MA, Vijay Gainedy and his wife Doreen of Worcester, MA, and stepdaughter Lakshmi Dave and her husband Amrish of Windermere, FL, and step-grandchildren: Jasmine, Jaisal and Madison.
He was brother to Hiro (Harry) and wife (Priya) Shobha Ganglani of Woburn, MA, Sardar Singh (Sam) and his wife Betsy Ganglani of Marblehead, MA, Kamla Cotter of London, England, Kanta Kondur of Augusta, GA, Manju (Pushpa) and her husband Ashok Khubani of St. Thomas, USVI, and several nieces & nephews.
Calling hours will be Thursday, August 14th from 10 AM-12 PM at the Douglas & Johnson Funeral Home, 214 Main St., Salem, NH.
Funeral services will follow at 12 PM at the funeral home.
To send a message of condolence to the family, please view the obituary at www.douglasandjohnson.com.
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Sunder Ganglani to support cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284.