Sarah Ann Iwanicki, formerly of Lynn and a longtime resident of Danvers, died on October 12, 2026.
She was born in Chelsea, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Powers) Brownhill, graduated from Lynn English High School, served in the Army and worked 30 years for Verizon before retiring. Her family remembers a woman who gave whatever she had to whoever needed it and expected nothing back.
She leaves her longtime partner, Michael Iwanicki; her daughters, Carlene Malo and Julie Iwanicki; her grandchildren, Ryan Malo and Marcella Malo-Glennon, and Eulila, Novella and Caspian Toppi, the children of Julie and her partner David Toppi; her siblings, Daniel Brownhill, James Brownhill, Eileen Coman, Donna Pari and Joan Brownhill; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass is Monday, October 26 at 10 a.m. at St. Pius V Church, 215 Maple Street, Lynn, with burial with military honors at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Peabody. There are no visiting hours at her request. Arrangements are by O’Donnell Cremations, Funerals and Celebrations, Danvers.
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