WESTFIELD – Etha T. (Hughes) Sullivan, 83, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014 in a local nursing home. She was a former Director of Communications at Noble Hospital in Westfield. Etha was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church and a former member of the Sons of Erin, both in Westfield. She was an avid bowler and golfer who had been a member of various leagues for both sports. She loved to play cards and was active in pitch leagues. She was a member of the Massachusetts Trooper’s Retirement Association.
Besides her husband, Walter M. Sullivan in 1996, she was predeceased by many brothers and sisters. She leaves three sons; Michael P. of Cumming, GA, Sean S. of Westfield, and Brendan J. of Aurora, CO; six grandchildren, Erin, Adam, Krista, Maureen, Seamus, and Liam, along with eight great-grandchildren.
A mass of christian burial will take place Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church, Bartlett Street with burial to follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visiting hours will be Wednesday from 4:00 -7:00 p.m. from the Robert E Cusack Funeral Home, 94 Main Street (Route 20), all in Westfield.
Donations in her honor may be made to Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, 565 Ashford Center Road, Ashford, CT 06278 a program she greatly admired
