Submitted by: Dan Rich

Jean C. Sullivan

Feb. 9, 1925 - Oct. 7, 2008

South Bend Tribune 10/8/2008
SOUTH BEND - Jean C. Sullivan, 83, of Southfield Meadows Nursing Home, formerly of East Angela Boulevard, South Bend, IN, passed away at 11:25 A.M. October 7, 2008. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, John G. "Jack" Sullivan, on October 25, 2007. Survivors include five daughters, Jean S. (David) Johnson of Jacksonville, FL, Patricia (Steven) Sibo of Greenville, SC, Theresa (James K.) Lines of Colleyville, TX, Ann Margaret (William) Kaiser of Palo Alto, CA, and Frances (Andrew) Peacock of Indianapolis, IN; four sons, Kenneth M. (Joan) Sullivan of Wheaton, IL, John Edward (Robin) Sullivan of South Bend, IN, Robert M. (Lori) Sullivan of Strongsville, OH, and Neal F. (Trish) Sullivan of Cincinnati, OH; 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Jean was born on February 9, 1925, in Chicago, IL, to Rose Carroll and John Guy Quirk, who both preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death was her infant daughter Nora on December 1, 1966. Survivors among Jean's siblings are her sister, Marge (Thomas) Love of Dixon, IL, and her brother, John (June) Quirk of Farmingdale, IL. Preceding Jean in death in Phoenix, AZ, were her sisters, Marie (James) McKeever and Bess (William) Scanlon, and her sister, Edna (Richard) Lemanski of San Bernardino, CA. Jean attended Notre Dame High School for Girls, Chicago, and was a member of the school's first graduating class in 1941. She married Jack Sullivan in 1944 and they moved to South Bend in 1952. Jean had a lifelong devotion to Our Lady and served as sacristan for Sacred Heart Parish on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. She was a member of The Christ Child Society and the St. Anthony Parish Altar & Rosary Society. For more than 30 years she supported the campaign to elevate Blessed Martin de Porres to sainthood.