Suzanne Gorman Watts, 81, of Four Seasons, Hellertown, formerly of Pittsford, N.Y., Lower Macungie Township, Florence, S.C., and Iowa City, Iowa, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg.
She was the wife of Michael P. Watts. She was born in Oswego, N.Y., on March 14, 1937 to the late William and Helen (Smith) Gorman. Suzanne graduated from Oswego High School, where she served as class secretary, while her husband Michael served as class president. She attended Le Moyne College, Syracuse, N.Y. A mother of four and grandmother of five, the love and well-being of her family–especially her children and grandchildren–filled her life with abundant joy. Suzanne and her devoted husband Michael were members of Assumption BVM Catholic Church, Colesville. They enjoyed arts and culture and traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe. Devotion and kindness to the less fortunate was a hallmark of her spirit. Suzanne volunteered for a number of organizations, including the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Sixth Street Shelter and the Lehigh Valley Newcomers’ Club. Suzanne’s passions included equality, justice, women’s rights and immigration. Suzanne was active in the Four Seasons community, participating in the gardening and recreation committees, and was known to all as a fun, energetic and thoughtful neighbor with a beautiful soul.
SURVIVORS
In addition to her husband of 57 years; children: Peter and his wife Cheryl of Morristown, N.J.; Daniel and his husband Grady Bailey of Rochester, N.Y.; Ellen and her husband James Capps of Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; and Amy Watts Giuffi and her husband Gene of Philadelphia; sisters: Sarah Caton of Earlville, N.Y.; and Joan Roberts of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.; grandchildren: Katie Bosak and her husband Steve, Kevin Watts, Julia Watts, Grace Capps and Jake Giuffi; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother: William Gorman.
SERVICE
Family and friends are invited to call from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018 at Assumption BVM Catholic Church, 4101 Old Bethlehem Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18015. A memorial Mass will follow at 11 a.m. The interment at St. Peters Cemetery, Oswego, N.Y., will be held privately. Online expressions of sympathy can be recorded at www.heintzelmancares.com. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
CONTRIBUTIONS
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to New Bethany Ministries, 333 W. 4th St., Bethlehem, PA 18015.
