Obituary of Sheila Sullivan

With great sadness the family announces that following a brief illness, Sheila passed away at the Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital on Christmas Eve morning, Tuesday, December 24, 2024.

She was surrounded by the love of family at the time of her passing.

Sheila was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and proud great-grandmother.

Professionally she was first, last and forever a nurse. Caring for others and about others was her life purpose.

Born in Toronto, Sheila graduated from St. Joseph’s Nursing School, then worked as a Registered Nurse at Toronto hospitals St. Joseph’s, St. Michael’s, in Emergency at the Addiction Research  Foundation, and St. Elizabeth’s District Nurses. Moving with the family back to Arnprior, she worked with Renfrew District Visiting Homemakers, then again for years as an RN at Bonnechere Manor and Arnprior’s Grove and latterly as an assistant with the law office Sullivan O’Connell LLP.

Sheila is survived by her husband Don; daughters Stephanie Paquette (Eric) and Noreen Sullivan; grandchildren Alicia Quan, Sullivan Van Loon (Brianna), Zachary Van Loon (Brooke), Shauna Sullivan, Brianna Van Loon; brother Paul Murphy (Helen); sister Mary Ellen Hydeman (Wayne); brothers-in-law Bernie Sullivan (Bernice) and Ken Sullivan (Nancy); nephew Michael Murphy of Iqaluit and niece Suzanne Murphy of Toronto; many other nieces and nephews; and our dear friends Hannah O’Connell of Arnprior, Pino and Susie Carnicelli of Toronto, Greg Townley of Arnprior, and so many others locally that to try to single them out by name would inevitably offend some. Not her style!!! Sheila loved them all and they loved her. That will not fade.

The family express their deep gratitude to doctors Rob Boersma and Cathy Greenough. Their care and grace inspires and comforts us.

The family will receive friends in the comfort of the

Pilon Family Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd., 50 John Street North, Arnprior

on Sunday afternoon, December 29^th from 2 to 5 p.m. and again on Monday afternoon, December 30^th from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Members of the Catholic Women's League will assemble at the funeral home for prayers on Sunday afternoon at 4:45.

A Funeral Liturgy will then be celebrated in the Pilon Family Chapel at 2 o’clock.

The service will be webcast live for those unable to join us. (Click Here)

A reception will take place immediately following the funeral.

For those wishing to honour Sheila in a special way, please consider a donation to the Arnprior Regional Health Foundation.