Suzanne Bedell Albee

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Suzanne Bedell Albee, 74, of Wellfleet and Port St. Lucie, died June 23, 2008, at her home in Port St. Lucie, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in New Brunswick, N.J., she graduated from Westfield High in Westfield, N.J., and Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va. Sue was a devoted military wife and mother, as well as a highly successful real estate agent in the Washington, D.C., metro area.

She volunteered her time generously as past president of the Wellfleet Historical Society, Wellfleet cemetery commissioner, active member and supporter of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Wellfleet, Meals on Wheels, Cape Cod Hospice, and AIM Medical Center and Thrift Shop in Wellfleet.

Sue was loyally and actively affiliated with the United States Naval Academy, class of 1954.

Survivors include her three sons, Thomas F. Albee and family of Richmond, Va., Steven L. Albee and family of Chelmsford, and Christopher J. Albee and family of Charlotte, N.C.; son-in-law, Iain Hoefle, and family of Middlebury, Vt.; a sister, Phyllis B. Crockett, and family of Bonita Springs, Fla., and Wellfleet; her devoted companion, Peter Hershey, of Port St. Lucie; 10 grandchildren; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews; and many loving friends, all of whom will cherish so many wonderful memories of Sue.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Capt. Thomas L. Albee Jr.; daughter, Ann M. Hoefle; parents, Frederick H. Bedell and Dorothy M. Bedell; and granddaughter, Kaylee Irene Hoefle.

A memorial service was held June 25 at the St. Lucie River Club at Ballantrae. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Aug. 2 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Wellfleet.

Charitable contributions may be made in Sue's memory to the Treasure Coast Hospice Foundation, 1201 SE Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997-5688, or to the Wellfleet Historical Society, P.O. Box 58, 266 Main St., Wellfleet, MA 02667.