Susan Marsh-Deruelle
Born In: New Waterford
Passed in: New Waterford
Passed on: January 25th, 2014
With great sadness we announce the sudden and untimely passing of Susan Clare Marsh-Deruelle, 46, of New Waterford, N.S., on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014.
Born in New Waterford, N.S., she was a daughter of Karl Marsh and the late Marilyn (MacDonald) Marsh.
She graduated from BEC as student class president and was heavily involved in school activities. Susan went on to Kings College to study journalism where she graduated with the “Golden K” award. She received her honors in English Post Graduate from Dalhousie University.
Susan worked for HRDC and Nova Scotia Community Services.
Susan was involved in many organizations and in her community; New Waterford Soccer, Cape Breton Parkinson Society, Cape Breton Regional Hospital Board, Cape Breton Special Olympics, Palliative Care, and Cape Breton Autism Society.
Susan had a few great passions in her life, cheerleading, politics and being a dedicated mom. She was devoted to cheerleading both in coaching and judging. She enjoyed many hours being involved with the sport and it gave her great pleasure. She was also heavily involved in politics starting at an early age. She was with the Nova Scotia and Federal Liberal parties and ran as a Liberal MLA candidate. She enjoyed politics and the people she met through her efforts in the community.
Susan was an avid sports mom and coach. Susan’s presence was always heard and felt at her children’s sporting events. Susan had a large personality and a big heart which touched many friends.
She is survived by her husband, Tracy; son, Ethan; daughter, Kellan; father, Karl Marsh; brother, Bruce (Helen) Marsh; sister, Karla (John) MacNeil and nephews, nieces and cousins; in-laws, Arnold and Velma Deruelle and family.
She was predeceased by her loving mother Marilyn (MacDonald) Marsh.
A special thanks to the staff at the emergency department at the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital and EHS.
Visitation with be held Thursday, Jan. 30 from 7-9 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 31 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass of celebration will take place Saturday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. in the Parish Church of St. Leonard, Mount Carmel Avenue, with Fr. Ray Huntley officiating. Cremation will follow with burial in Mount Carmel Cemetery at a later date. A luncheon will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Plummer Avenue, immediately following the funeral mass.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Cape Breton Special Olympics.
Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
Death is nothing at all...
I have only slipped away to the next room...
I am I and you are you...
Whatever we were to each, that we are still.
Call me by my old familiar name,
Speak it to me in the same way you always used.
Put no difference into your tone,
Wear no false air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effect, without the ghost of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolutely unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident.
I am but waiting for you for an interval
Somewhere very near
Just around the corner.
All is well.
Henry Scott Holland 1847 - 1918
Canon of St Paul's, London
