Joanie Holwadel died late last month at the age of 90. She was a beloved figure on the East Side of town, where she was the long-time owner of Carl's Deli in Hyde Park.
Born in Batavia in 1932, Holwadel and her ex-husband, William Arnold, purchased Carl's in 1968, from the previous owners, who had bought it from Carl Kraushar himself, who opened the deli (originally a modest pony keg) in 1938.
After Holwadel and Arnold divorced in the 1980s, she decided to put her own stamp on the deli, clearing the front windows, consolidating the canned goods into a smaller area and getting rid of a frozen food section that took up far too much space.
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