Karin A. Ierardi

Karin Anna (Scharwenka) Ierardi, a resident of Westwood, and formerly of West Roxbury, died Wednesday, march 31, 2021 at the Tobey Hospital in Wareham.  She was 82.  Karin was born November 6, 1938 in Berlin, Germany, a daughter of Wolfgang and Elli (Obenaus) Scharwenka.  She immigrated to the United Sates in her early thirties and worked for many years as a manager at Decelle’s in West Roxbury.  She was a longtime member of the Boylston Shul Verein in Walpole, and a longtime volunteer at the Deutsches Altenheim in West Roxbury.  She was a former president of the German American Ladies Society.  Karin was the wife of the late William Thomas Ierardi and is survived by her two sons, Michael A. Ierardi, and his wife Sheila, of Onset, and Anthony D. Ierardi, and his wife Andrea, of Dover; and her two granddaughters, Holly Mae Ierardi, and Emelina Oliveira, and her husband Schmeichel.  Services and interment in St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury were private.  In lieu of flowers donations to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, PO Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 would be appreciated.