Susan “Sue” Elizabeth Hedley, 60 of Halifax passed away suddenly on April 3, 2013. Sue was born in Sackville, NB to the late Robert and Marion Hedley. Sue grew up in Joggins, NS and attended school there. She went on to the Halifax Infirmary and received her Registered Nurses diploma in 1974. She worked as a nurse in Amherst and Alberta and then settled in Halifax. She had 31 years service at the VG Site, QEII, and the QEII Emergency Departments.
Susan was kind, supportive, and was devoted to her family. She was predeceased by her sister Delores, bother, Peter, brothers-in-law, Ralph, Kenny, Joe, and Bob.
She is survived by siblings, Anne, Joan, Eleanor (Mel), Jeanette, Gloria, Carolyn, Robert (Gayle), Lynn, Jack (Annamarie), and sister-in-law, Dee Dee. Her nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews will miss their Sue Sue dearly. She leaves behind Cathy (Brian), Blair, Kevin, David (Catherine), Tarin, Michael, Colin, Eric, Karen, Samantha, Blaine, Ken (Karen), Rick (Karen), Jacquelyn, Matt, Geoff (Nancy), Patrick, Kathleen, Colin, Kim (Kevin), James, Mark (Kim), Jennifer, Eric (Shelley), Meghan, David, Adam, Nancy (Mike), Patti (Chris), Mackenzie, Ella, Stephanie (Tim), Kyle, Conner, Carla (Rob) Elliott, Julian, Rob (Kelly), Ethan, Kevin (Carol), Ryan, Jennifer, Nicole, Kyle, Shanna, and Sparkle.
Retired for only one year, she recognized her co-workers at the QEII ER as her “second family.”
Visitation will be held at Cruikshank’s Halifax Funeral Home, 2666 Windsor Street, from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2013. Funeral and burial will take place at a later date in Joggins.
Donations may be made to the Ragged Reef Cemetery Fund, the North End Community Health Center – Attn: MOSH program, or a charity of your choice.
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