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Theresa Marie Corcoran Sullivan

Female 1930 - 2017  (86 years)


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  • Name Theresa Marie Corcoran Sullivan 
    Nickname Marie 
    Born 15 Oct 1930 
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Mar 2017 
    Buried 23 Mar 2017 
    Person ID I16355  Rossville
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2018 

    Father William M Corcoran 
    Mother Nancy Ellen Glover Corcoran 
    Family ID F7089  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George E Sullivan,   b. 22 Feb 1925,   d. 3 May 2019  (Age 94 years) 
    Married Mar 1949  Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William M Sullivan
     2. Janice Mary Sullivan Heil Craven
     3. Anna Marie Sullivan Alvarez
     4. Peg Sullivan
    Last Modified 19 May 2019 21:04:05 
    Family ID F4146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Mar 1949 - Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Sullivan, Theresa
    Obituary- Sullivan, Theresa
    Theresa Marie Sullivan
    Theresa Marie Sullivan was born to William M. Corcoran and Nancy Ellen Glover October 15,1930. Marie graduated from Solomon High School in 1948, and in March of 1949, she was united in marriage to George E. Sullivan in Solomon, Kansas. With four generations at her bedside, Grandma Marie passed, peacefully March 20, 2017. The visitation was Wednesday, March 22 a Rosary was at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. Rossville, Kansas The funeral Mass was held Thursday, March 23rd at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Solomon, Kansas.

    One recent night, while watching HGTV, Marie stated, “If 1 were born in a different time, I would’ve been an architect.” Marie was an architect. She bettered her community by dedicating time and effort to the schools, Rossville Library, 4-H, St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, community celebrations, cub scouts, and Rossville Senior Center. She was a lifelong volunteer, and in true Marie fashion, she requests donations be made to the Rossville Senior Center, Mt. Calvary Cemetery Fund (Solomon, Kansas), or donor’s choice in lieu of flowers. Beside her loving husband, Marie always had a vision and was the architect of an expanding home. Our family walks through a house where stones were laid and bulbs were planted by her hands. We sit on couches she built and throw pillows she sewed. We cling to sleeping bags she made with our initials stitched on the opening flaps. Marie was the architect that grew this family from the love of her George into four children, 10 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. She traced our family lineage and mapped out our ever-growing family—a blueprint we will continue to frame. Marie raised us, ran the show, and somehow continues to strengthen us even in her death. In true Marie fashion, her living will states that she “hopes” we will follow all her requests, but Marie, we’re going to have flowers at your funeral—sorry, not sorry. However, again in true Marie fashion, it seems fitting to close this dear farewell with her words: “You have all given me great joy, and I have had a full life. Love to all. Mom.”.