SUSAN SHEEHAN

SHEEHAN, Susan (Gilbride) Of Marblehead, MA, who spent a career as a registered nurse, including the last 20 years working in oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2024. Susan is survived by her husband, William Sheehan, with whom she spent 45 years of marriage. Cherished mother to Dennis Sheehan and his wife, Robin of Boxford and Katharine Ronck and her husband, Jay of Swampscott. Beloved grandmother to Will, Louis, Cecelia and Sam, to whom she was unable to ever say "no." In addition, she leaves behind many cherished members of both the Gilbride and Sheehan families, including many nieces and nephews. Susan was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Katharine Gilbride; and her sisters, Katharine Corbett and Elisabeth Winchell. After graduating from Rockland High School in 1972, Susan went on to study nursing at Boston College. It was during this time that Susan developed friendships that lasted her entire life. This included, most importantly, her husband, Bill also of Boston College's class of 1976. Sue and Bill raised their family on the North Shore, most memorably in West Newbury, where her humility, honesty, humor and advice positively impacted her family, friends and all those lucky enough to spend time in her presence. It was a carefully cultivated mix of Gilbrides, Sheehans and close friends that ensured that her holidays, milestone occasions and free time were always spent filled with mischievous laughter. Susan's highest priorities were spending time with the most important people in her life, her children's educations and travelling with friends and family. However, it was the sun, sand, salt and sea that consistently provided the backdrop for the most immense joy in her life. From her childhood on the shores of Corporation Beach, where she would later create new memories with her own family, to the days spent sneaking her children out of school for trips to Salisbury Beach, to endless time in some of her favorite settings: the Eagles Nest, Child's River, Coronado Island, the Caribbean, Ani and her Marblehead porch. Susan's life was filled with innumerable happy memories and it is these same memories that will allow her family and friends to remember her with so much love and joy forever. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, 85 Atlantic Ave., Marblehead, on Tuesday, July 30, at 11am. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Contributions may be made in Susan's name to SPUR Northshore, P.O. Box 1274, Marblehead, MA 01945 (https://www.spurnorthshore.org/donate org) or Goldthwait Reservation Inc. P.O. Box 1025, Marblehead, MA 01945 (https://goldthwait.org/donate/). Information, directions, condolences at www.campbellfuneral.com