Loretta C. Sullivan

Loretta C. Sullivan 1931 - 2011 CHICOPEE - Loretta C. (Moriarty) Sullivan, 79, died Saturday at home surrounded by her family. Loretta was born in West Springf-ield, the youngest of ten children to the late Thomas and Susan (Crean) Moriarty. She grew up in West Springfield attending Immaculate Conception School and was a 1949 graduate of Cathedral High School. She worked at Baystate Medical Center and retired from MassMutual. She enjoyed ten years of retirement in Florida before returning to Western Massachusetts. Her husband, Bernard B. Sullivan, died in 2005. She leaves five daughters and their spouses, Carol Riddle and Douglass of Apex, NC, Mary King and Bruce of Etna, NH, Kathleen Ashe and John of Millis, MA, Eileen Boss and Eugene of Belchertown and Diane Murray and Gregory of Chicopee. She also leaves two sisters, Ellen Brennan of Springfield and Patricia Marrotte of West Springfield; eighteen grandchildren Patrick, Eugene, Keara, Caitlin, Conor, Sarah, Jeffrey, Gaelan, Owen, Stephen, Hannah, Micaela, Kevin, Christen, Alyssa, Caroline, Andrew and Gabrielle and two great grandsons, Liam and Sean. She was predeceased by her siblings Thomas, Mary, Katherine, Margaret, James, Susan and John. Loretta loved nothing more than the time spent with her family. The family requests that you meet them at St. Michael's Church, East Longmeadow for the Liturgy of Christian Burial on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 10:00am. A private burial will be held in St. Michael's Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held at the West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home Monday from 4:00 - 7:00pm. For online condolences please visit curranjones.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Michael's Church, Charitable Outreach Program, 128 Maple Street, East Longmeadow, MA 01028 or to the Double H, Hole in the Woods Camp, 97 Hidden Valley Road, Lake Luzerne, NY, 12846.