Sue S. Mitchell of Bay Head, New Jersey | 1936 - 2018 | Obituary

Sue S. Mitchell

April 20, 1936 - June 23, 2018

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Van Hise & Callagan Funeral Home- 812 Arnold Avenue Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey 08742

Sue S. Mitchell, of Bronxville, N.Y. and Bay Head, N.J., died peacefully at home June 23. She was 82.

Born in Neptune, N.J., she was the daughter of Mr. Edwin E. and Mrs. Minnie S. Strickland of Bay Head. A graduate of Bay Head School and Point Pleasant Beach High School, she received an associate degree from Stephens College in Colombia, MO. She married George S. Mitchell in 1958, and had three children; George S., Jr. (Sage) of Wharton, N.J.; Christie Ann Moran of Mt. Vernon, N.Y.; and Richard S. of Hopewell Junction, N.Y. The couple divorced in 1968.

Ms. Mitchell subsequently resumed her education, ultimately receiving her Master’s Degree from Mercy College. She became an educator, working as a Special Education instructor at Carmel High School in Carmel, N.Y. until her retirement.

After retirement, she became a world traveler, visiting such locations as Antarctica, China, sub-Saharan Africa, and Cuba. She then settled in Bronxville, spending the spring and summer months at her childhood home in Bay Head following the death of her mother.

Ms. Mitchell was an avid bridge player, and was a member of bridge clubs in both Bronxville and Bay Head.  She also enjoyed working in her Bay Head garden.

In addition to her three children, Ms. Mitchell is survived by five grandchildren. A sister, Ann S. Belury, pre-deceased her.

Memorial services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Sue’s name may be made to the New Jersey Sharing Network: https://www.njsharingnetwork.org/contribute