Suzanne C. Sankey

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Suzanne (Courtier) Sankey, 77, of Concord Township, will be held at 12 PM (Noon) on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Shore Haven Lutheran Church, 280 East 222nd Street, Euclid. The Rev. Steven Hackmann will officiate at the service.

The family will receive friends from 11 AM until noon on Saturday, prior to the service, at the Church. The family would like to invite everyone to join them for a luncheon in the Church Community Room directly after the service.

Suzanne passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Vista Springs Quail Highlands in Concord Township.

Born January 14, 1947 in Blue Island, IL and raised in Cincinnati Ohio, she has lived in Concord Township for the past 3 years, returning to Ohio from the Nashville, TN area where she lived for 21 years.

Suzanne was a devoted member of Shore Haven Lutheran Church. Her faith meant so much to her and gave her a great deal of comfort.

Suzanne was employed as a librarian at various libraries in Cincinnati, Northeast Ohio and Tennesee. She enjoyed her career and the many people she met along the way. Suzanne loved to learn from and talk to everyone.

Her other interests and hobbies included reading, her pet cats, garage and thrift shopping and visiting with her family and friends whenever possible.

Survivors are her husband of 41 years, Danny L. Sankey; children, Dawn Simmons (Scott Simmons); Danny Sankey Jr (Kimberly Carignan) grandchildren Jonathan Simmons, Abigail Trombly, Benjamin Trombly and Ethan Simmons; siblings Phil Courtier (Susan), Roger Courtier (Fannie) and Debra Becht (Ray). She also leaves her son-in-law, (Clint Trombly) and her many cherished nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

She was preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Jennifer Ann Trombly; her mother, Viola (Maleske) Courtier and her father Edward W. Courtier as well as her aunt Kirk Polking. Suzanne took loving care of both her mother and aunt in their last years of life.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages contributions to Shore Haven Lutheran Church or the Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland, 3601 South Green Road, Beachwood, OH 44122.