Elizabeth "Betty" Sullivan died peacefully at the age of 102 on January 20, 2008 in Port Huron, Michigan.
Born in Phoenix, Michigan to Andrew McGurrin and Mary Clark McGurrin on June 15, 1905.
She married Emmett Sullivan on September 12, 1936 who preceded her in death in 1985.
Most likely the oldest surviving Ford Motor Company employee, she began her career as a stenographer at the age of 19.
She also taught Henry Ford's guests dancing at Lovett Hall and participated in obtaining memorabilia for the Thomas Edison Exhibit at the Ford Museum in Greenfield Village. Before she retired at the age of 30 to get married, she had bought a Model A and a Model T car.
Articles and pictures appeared in the Times Herald and the Detroit News along with an interview on Channel 7 for her 100th birthday highlighting her career at Fords.
Her greatest joy was being a wife and a mom. She and Emmett raised their daughters in Detroit and then retired to Birmingham where they joined Birmingham Golf Club. She also loved bridge and volunteered at two local charities.
Fourteen years ago she moved to a Port Huron senior citizens apartment complex and shared a lake house with her daughter, Carol Hayes, on weekends.
After obtaining a passport in her mid-80s, Betty traveled to Korea, Germany, England and kissed the Blarney Stone in Ireland with daughter, Nancy Fox.
"Mom was loved by anyone who met her" said her daughter, Joan Sullivan. Her family was the center of her life and her greatest joy was when everyone was together singing the family song, "Sullivan."
In addition to her daughters, she will be dearly missed by her sons-in-law, Kevin Sullivan and Jon Fox, 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, her many friends, and the staffs at Port Haven Manor and Regency on the Lake and her very large and extended Irish family.
Betty leaves behind a lasting legacy of love of family and friends and a total acceptance and compassion for others.
Betty has been cremated and her ashes will be buried next to her beloved husband at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.
A Celebration of Life will take place in July on Lake Huron.
A Betty and Emmett Sullivan Memorial Fund has been established to help local aid projects in the Port Huron area.
Donations can be made to Americans for International Aid and Adoption, 2151 Livernois, Troy, MI 48083 in their honor.
One hundred percent of the donations will be used to help people in need.
Born in Phoenix, Michigan to Andrew McGurrin and Mary Clark McGurrin on June 15, 1905.
She married Emmett Sullivan on September 12, 1936 who preceded her in death in 1985.
Most likely the oldest surviving Ford Motor Company employee, she began her career as a stenographer at the age of 19.
She also taught Henry Ford's guests dancing at Lovett Hall and participated in obtaining memorabilia for the Thomas Edison Exhibit at the Ford Museum in Greenfield Village. Before she retired at the age of 30 to get married, she had bought a Model A and a Model T car.
Articles and pictures appeared in the Times Herald and the Detroit News along with an interview on Channel 7 for her 100th birthday highlighting her career at Fords.
Her greatest joy was being a wife and a mom. She and Emmett raised their daughters in Detroit and then retired to Birmingham where they joined Birmingham Golf Club. She also loved bridge and volunteered at two local charities.
Fourteen years ago she moved to a Port Huron senior citizens apartment complex and shared a lake house with her daughter, Carol Hayes, on weekends.
After obtaining a passport in her mid-80s, Betty traveled to Korea, Germany, England and kissed the Blarney Stone in Ireland with daughter, Nancy Fox.
"Mom was loved by anyone who met her" said her daughter, Joan Sullivan. Her family was the center of her life and her greatest joy was when everyone was together singing the family song, "Sullivan."
In addition to her daughters, she will be dearly missed by her sons-in-law, Kevin Sullivan and Jon Fox, 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, her many friends, and the staffs at Port Haven Manor and Regency on the Lake and her very large and extended Irish family.
Betty leaves behind a lasting legacy of love of family and friends and a total acceptance and compassion for others.
Betty has been cremated and her ashes will be buried next to her beloved husband at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.
A Celebration of Life will take place in July on Lake Huron.
A Betty and Emmett Sullivan Memorial Fund has been established to help local aid projects in the Port Huron area.
Donations can be made to Americans for International Aid and Adoption, 2151 Livernois, Troy, MI 48083 in their honor.
One hundred percent of the donations will be used to help people in need.
Elizabeth "Betty" Sullivan died peacefully at the age of 102 on January 20, 2008 in Port Huron, Michigan.
Born in Phoenix, Michigan to Andrew McGurrin and Mary Clark McGurrin on June 15, 1905.
She married Emmett Sullivan on September 12, 1936 who preceded her in death in 1985.
Most likely the oldest surviving Ford Motor Company employee, she began her career as a stenographer at the age of 19.
She also taught Henry Ford's guests dancing at Lovett Hall and participated in obtaining memorabilia for the Thomas Edison Exhibit at the Ford Museum in Greenfield Village. Before she retired at the age of 30 to get married, she had bought a Model A and a Model T car.
Articles and pictures appeared in the Times Herald and the Detroit News along with an interview on Channel 7 for her 100th birthday highlighting her career at Fords.
Her greatest joy was being a wife and a mom. She and Emmett raised their daughters in Detroit and then retired to Birmingham where they joined Birmingham Golf Club. She also loved bridge and volunteered at two local charities.
Fourteen years ago she moved to a Port Huron senior citizens apartment complex and shared a lake house with her daughter, Carol Hayes, on weekends.
After obtaining a passport in her mid-80s, Betty traveled to Korea, Germany, England and kissed the Blarney Stone in Ireland with daughter, Nancy Fox.
"Mom was loved by anyone who met her" said her daughter, Joan Sullivan. Her family was the center of her life and her greatest joy was when everyone was together singing the family song, "Sullivan."
In addition to her daughters, she will be dearly missed by her sons-in-law, Kevin Sullivan and Jon Fox, 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, her many friends, and the staffs at Port Haven Manor and Regency on the Lake and her very large and extended Irish family.
Betty leaves behind a lasting legacy of love of family and friends and a total acceptance and compassion for others.
Betty has been cremated and her ashes will be buried next to her beloved husband at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.
A Celebration of Life will take place in July on Lake Huron.
A Betty and Emmett Sullivan Memorial Fund has been established to help local aid projects in the Port Huron area.
Donations can be made to Americans for International Aid and Adoption, 2151 Livernois, Troy, MI 48083 in their honor.
One hundred percent of the donations will be used to help people in need.
Born in Phoenix, Michigan to Andrew McGurrin and Mary Clark McGurrin on June 15, 1905.
She married Emmett Sullivan on September 12, 1936 who preceded her in death in 1985.
Most likely the oldest surviving Ford Motor Company employee, she began her career as a stenographer at the age of 19.
She also taught Henry Ford's guests dancing at Lovett Hall and participated in obtaining memorabilia for the Thomas Edison Exhibit at the Ford Museum in Greenfield Village. Before she retired at the age of 30 to get married, she had bought a Model A and a Model T car.
Articles and pictures appeared in the Times Herald and the Detroit News along with an interview on Channel 7 for her 100th birthday highlighting her career at Fords.
Her greatest joy was being a wife and a mom. She and Emmett raised their daughters in Detroit and then retired to Birmingham where they joined Birmingham Golf Club. She also loved bridge and volunteered at two local charities.
Fourteen years ago she moved to a Port Huron senior citizens apartment complex and shared a lake house with her daughter, Carol Hayes, on weekends.
After obtaining a passport in her mid-80s, Betty traveled to Korea, Germany, England and kissed the Blarney Stone in Ireland with daughter, Nancy Fox.
"Mom was loved by anyone who met her" said her daughter, Joan Sullivan. Her family was the center of her life and her greatest joy was when everyone was together singing the family song, "Sullivan."
In addition to her daughters, she will be dearly missed by her sons-in-law, Kevin Sullivan and Jon Fox, 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, her many friends, and the staffs at Port Haven Manor and Regency on the Lake and her very large and extended Irish family.
Betty leaves behind a lasting legacy of love of family and friends and a total acceptance and compassion for others.
Betty has been cremated and her ashes will be buried next to her beloved husband at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.
A Celebration of Life will take place in July on Lake Huron.
A Betty and Emmett Sullivan Memorial Fund has been established to help local aid projects in the Port Huron area.
Donations can be made to Americans for International Aid and Adoption, 2151 Livernois, Troy, MI 48083 in their honor.
One hundred percent of the donations will be used to help people in need.
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