Obituary: Quigley, Suzanne Teresa
Sue was raised on a family farm with her four sisters, Mary, Barbara, Betsy, Reecy and her three brothers Donny, Eugene and David in Rollingstone, Minnesota.
As a child, she had a beautiful voice where she sang on the radio and for her church choir.
She was brought up in a large Catholic family and later went on to attend St. Teresa College, an all girl’s Catholic school in Winona, Minnesota.
While attending college, she did some modeling and was crowned “Miss Rollingstone” in her home town.
Later, Sue went on to work at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
She then traveled to live near her siblings and worked at a bank in Boston and in Phoenix where she met her future husband Tom who was visiting from Spokane.
They had a long distance courtship, until they were married on November 25th, 1958.
They enjoyed 54 years together in Spokane until Tom, preceded Sue in heaven in 2012.
Sue helped managed their business, City Neon.
She was a wonderful mother and dedicated her life to her husband and daughters, Jackie Driscoll (Kevin) and Jamie Van Wormer (Scott).
“Nana” Sue cherished her four grandchildren, Andrea and Nathan Driscoll and Amanda and Brandon Van Wormer.
Sue enjoyed the simple things in life, like sharing a dollar meal at McDonalds with Tom or spending the afternoon at one of the local casinos and playing the nickel slot machines.
Sue had many talents, but her best talent was how she decorated her home.
She had a knack for Interior Design and her home was an example of that.
Interior decorating was like a second job to her and she was extremely good at it.
Many of her days were spent with her daughters.
She loved shopping and going to the thrift stores, always looking for the best deal.
Playing cards like pinochle was another thing she loved to do.
Sue’s favorite time of day was time for her coffee, morning, noon, or night, she loved going to Starbucks.
Sue’s life was her family.
She loved her family and she spent most of her time being a wonderful mother, friend and someone you could always count on.
She was such a good, honest person and an inspiration to all of us.
She had a terrific personality with a warm, friendly smile that would light up a room.
When she went out to places she would make instant friends at the restaurants and stores that she visited.
Sue was genuinely interested in people.
She was quick to see the goodness in everyone and would always leave them smiling.
Sue had a strong faith and attended St. Thomas More Catholic Church where a memorial celebration will be held for her on Friday, August 22nd at 11:00 am.
There will be a reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to disabled veterans @ www.Woundedwarriorproject.org