In loving memory of
Suzanne Elizabeth Walsh
January 26, 1940 - October 24, 2016
Suzanne Elizabeth Walsh (nee, OHearn), 76, resurrected on October 24, 2016. Born, January 26, 1940 in Oak Park, IL and raised in River Forest, IL to Mary Alice (Donnelly) and James OHearn, M.D. She was the second born of three sisters and a younger brother and would often speak fondly about living with her siblings, mom, aunts and grandmother during the war.
Sue attended St. Marys of Notre Dame. A Notre Dame student named, Christopher M. Walsh asked her on a date, and she married him in a double wedding she shared with her sister, Kathleen on July 30, 1960. Following the ceremony, Chris and Sue moved to Washington D. C. and she received her degree from Catholic University.
The Walshes ultimately settled in Grosse Pointe Park, and raised nine children. Sue was a nurse at Bon Secours Hospital for 20 years and continued for 15 more years as a sacristan, ministering to patients and providing assistance at the Chapel at Bon Secours/Beaumont. Additionally, she was an active member of Society of St. Vincent DePaul and the Ladies of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Sue, Dee, Mom, Grama was a kind, smart, strong, loving, compassionate, faithful person and was a friend to many. Always thinking of others, she made her home a welcoming place, filling the air with the aromas of her gourmet cooking and baking.
Sues ordinary acts of kindness, beautiful smile and enormous heart will be missed by all, especially her husband, Christopher M. Walsh, children: Brigid (Rob) Lossing, Suzanne Walsh (Joe Montuori), Kate (Jeff), Chris (Katy), Terry (Missy), Brendan (Lynn), Tim (Michaela), Beth (Matt) Sahutske and Ann, her sisters; Kathleen Lund, Mary (Jim) Sullivan and Molly (Leo) Cavin, brother and sister in-law, Jim and Judy Quinn, her grandchildren: Jason (Sarah), Jessica Patrick, Brendan, Kieran, Molly, Annie, Emma, Jack, Addie, Michael, Jude, Grace, Aidan, Alice, Izak, Quinn, Tadhg, Ellie and two great-grandchildren: Opal and Gus.
Sue was preceded in death by her parents, her father and mother-in-law, her brother John (Mary Jo) OHearn, her in-laws, Burke and Lori Walsh, Joe Lund and her granddaughter, Clare.
Visitation will be 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Verheyden Funeral Home, 16300 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Park. Rosary recitation will be at 8 p.m.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., in state at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 28th, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 15020 Hampton St., Grosse Pointe Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Capuchins, 1820 Mt. Elliott, Detroit, MI 48207.