Suzanne M. McElduff

Suzanne Hannon McElduff, a lifetime resident of Beacon, passed away peacefully at home on December 7, 2024 at the age of 88. Suzanne was well known and loved most especially for her steadfast devotion to her family, her friends and her community.
Suzanne was born on November 10,1936 in Beacon, NY; the daughter of the late Susan Hayden Hannon and Patrick J. Hannon. A graduate of St. Joachim Parochial School and Mount Saint Mary's High School, she continued her education at the Katharine Gibbs School in New York City. Upon completing her training, Suzanne held positions with various firms in New York City and used her professional skills for many years to support her family and community.
On April 19, 1958 she married her beloved husband, John F. McElduff, who predeceased her on January 1, 2023.
Suzanne committed a lifetime to the growth and development of her seven children through childhood and well into adulthood, lovingly training and tutoring each through their school and music lessons, supporting them all in their extra-curricular activities and advocating for them in ways that earned the respect and cooperation of all. The most important lessons she taught were focused on training her children and others to be the best parents they could be and stressing that there is no more important task.
Suzanne was the owner and proprietor of The Card Shop in Beacon. She shared her husband John's passion for restoring Main Street in Beacon, and together, they saw it through to reality. She never wavered in her belief that there was no better place than Beacon to raise a family and live a happy life.
Suzanne held many community volunteer positions, which included serving St. Joachim - St. John the Evangelist church and school, the Beacon City School District and the Howland Public Library. Most notably, she was a parent advocate for children with special education needs in the Beacon City School District. She also served as a Trustee on the board of the Howland Public Library, always advocating for more and better resources for the families of Beacon.
Suzanne is survived by her children, Jeanne Scoba, Judy McAndrew and husband, Bob, Ellen Versprille and husband, Hank, John McElduff and wife, Carole, Patrick McElduff and wife, Kathy, Daniel McElduff and wife, Heather, and Luke McElduff; her 19 grandchildren (and spouses), Kate, Patrick, Eliza and husband, Will, Molly, Sam, Anne, Megan and husband, Nick, Jake, Deirdre, Nora, Marta and husband, A.J., Claire, Jack, Sheila, Gracie, Colleen, Rory, Hayden and Erin; her great-granddaughter Bree Hannon; her sisters, Margaret Capozzi and Judy Keating and her husband, Bill; her many nieces and nephews; and extended family and friends.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Suzanne was predeceased by her brothers, Patrick and Michael; her sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Bill Tully; her brother-in-law, Dan Capozzi and her son-in-law, Peter Scoba.
The family is forever grateful to Hudson Valley Hospice, her caregivers, especially Millie, Charlene, Ann Marie, Angela, Wanda, Izzy, Sharol, Stephanie, Gingi, Paulette, Debbie and the clergy and eucharistic ministers of our parish, especially Rose.
Family and friends will gather on Friday, December 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Riverview Funeral Home by Halvey, 2 Beekman Street, Beacon. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 21 at 10 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 35 Willow Street, Beacon. Burial will follow at St. Joachim Cemetery, Beacon.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Suzanne may be made to Howland Public Library or Hudson Valley Hospice, 374 Violet Avenue, Poughkeepsie, New York 12601.
To send a personal condolence please visit www.riverviewbyhalvey.com.
Funeral arrangements are under the care of Patrick J. Halvey of Riverview Funeral Home by Halvey, LLC.