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Sandra Marie Alarcon Slovensky, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center following a courageous 1 year battle with colon cancer. Sandra was born Sandra Marie Pendel on August 3, 1945 at the US Naval Base in Norfolk, VA. She was the first child to parents Helen Virginia Boatwright Pendel and Joseph Rudolph Pendel, who served in the US Army, and US Navy, respectively during WWII. She was a true war baby and despite family challenges, she had what she would describe as an idyllic upbringing in NY during the 50s and 60s. She was surrounded by friends that became family on Valentine Avenue in the Bronx, NY. After high school she moved to SC and attended nursing school in Aiken County. Nursing was a profession she was proud of and that suited her generous and efficient nature to a tee. She married Michael Alarcon, also from NY, whom she married in 1969 and raised 5 children with over the next twenty years. After their divorce she returned to SC with husband Ronald Slovensky and they settled in Hilton Head in 1991 and later moved to Bluffton, SC. They lived in the lowcountry for over 25 years until Ron passed away in 2018. She later met Doug Badendyck, her partner until the end of her life, and moved to Myrtle Beach. She loved a good workout, reading, walking on the beach, sunshine, cruises, Jesus, and of course happy hour. She made new friends everywhere she went and made everyone feel special and loved. She was known for being generous and forgiving, for being direct and for her sense of humor, which she could seamlessly blend. She was the life of the party and will be sorely missed by family and friends. She is survived by children Veronica Lynn Maylath (Mark), Virginia Livingstone, Christina Moeller, (Steve), Cynthia Alarcon, and Priscilla Alarcon, loyal stepchildren Kimberly (Chris) Lewis, and Craig (Jen) Slovensky, as well as grandchildren Michael, Christopher, and Ashlee Wilson, Jackson Livingstone, Anderson, Caden, and Sullivan Moeller, and Macaya Permiakoff, step grandchildren Brianna O’Brien, CJ and and Aden Slovensky, and great-grand daughter JLynn Wright, and the entire extended and beloved Alarcon family of NY. She was preceded in death by her treasured younger brother Christopher Pendel, her parents, and Ronald Slovensky, as well as many pets she loved and cared for over the years. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel in Murrells Inlet. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at 1:00 PM . In lieu of flowers please donate gifts in her name to your local homeless, women’s or animal shelter or consider donating your time; she was always sensitive to the plight of the underserved. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel, 11528 Highway 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 is assisting Sandra’s family.

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Sandra Marie Alarcon Slovensky

August 3, 1945 - January 9, 2024