Lorraine A. Sullivan, 90
July 19, 1931 – Feb. 6, 2022
SEAFORD, Del. - Lorraine A. Sullivan passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Manor House Retirement Community where she was a resident.
Lorraine was born on July 19, 1931 in Trenton, New Jersey, the youngest child of William and Lorena Tomlinson Keefe. She was raised and completed high school in the Trenton area, where she met and married Eugene Sullivan. They moved to the Washington, DC area where Eugene had received employment in governmental service with the NSA. As a result, Eugene, Lorraine and family had work assignments in Germany, England and Australia. She taught her family how to adapt to new environments, and she was eager to try out different cultural experiences. Lorraine loved to talk about her international travels and her love of searching out lighthouses everywhere she visited.
Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents, William & Lorena Tomlinson Keefe; her siblings, Elynor, William, Robert, and Edward Keefe; her husband of 54 years, Eugene Sullivan; their children, Linda & David Sullivan; and a granddaughter, Rebecca Sullivan.
Surviving are her sons and their wives, Dennis and Stacy Sullivan of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and Donald and Pamela Sullivan of Bridgeville, Delaware. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Sean Sullivan, Caitlin Himmer and her husband Michael, Christopher Sullivan, Timothy Sullivan and his wife Hope, Jessi Sullivan and her husband Scott Wright, Sherri Sullivan, and Kelly Sullivan. She is also survived by six great-grandchildren, Paige & Parker Sullivan, Carmella & Nicolina Himmer, Chrissy Snuggs, and Florence Sullivan; as well as many nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life is being planned for a future date.
Memorial donations can be made in Lorraine's name to either the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023, or Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301.