Carole Nadel, a teacher and founder of an advertising agency, died on July 20 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead after a long illness. Ms. Nadel, who lived on Mako Lane in Amagansett for more than 50 years, was 78.
She embraced every season with joy and vitality alongside those she loved, Ms. Nadel’s family wrote, carrying with her the vibrant energy of the city and the serenity of the sea throughout her life, whether taking her children ice-skating, sledding on Quail Hill, swimming in the ocean, or casting a fishing line into the surf. A lifelong reader who was devoted to her yoga, tai chi, and qigong practices, she found inspiration in the arts both on the South Fork and in New York City.
Carole Nadel was born on Jan. 31, 1947, to Abraham Soroca and the former Pearl Somerfeld. She grew up in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Buffalo and a master’s degree from Queens College. She then began a career as an educator, teaching high school English near her hometown.
She later went into advertising, founding her own agency, before joining the Payson People staffing and recruiting firm in Manhattan.
A lover of nature and in particular the ocean, she found a welcome home in Amagansett, where she and her husband, Robert S. Nadel, who survives, settled year round in 2023. She was most fulfilled when her home was filled with the laughter of her grandchildren, her family wrote, and the company of family and friends who gathered for a home-cooked meal.
Along with her husband of more than five decades, Ms. Nadel is survived by her children, Lee Nadel of Amagansett, Gillian Nadel Gaughan of New Canaan, Conn., and her stepson, Dr. Eric Nadel of Chestnut Hill, Mass. Eight grandchildren — Joshua, Emily, Henry, Avery, Ryder, Andrew, Isabel, and Paige — also survive, as do a brother, Herbert Soroca of Sarasota, Fla., and four nieces and nephews.
Her family has suggested memorial contributions to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, at mskcc.org, or the Amagansett Library, at amagansettlibrary.org/donate.
