Susan E. (Keefe) Hirt

Susan E. Keefe Hirt, of Preston, CT and Brooksville, Florida, passed away on February 23, 2025 following a courageous battle with cancer.

Sue was born and raised in CT and graduated from Waterford High School.  Born into a large family of six children, Sue helped in raising her younger siblings. She had a tremendous work ethic and excelled in every job she held. She worked until October 2024 for CG Southern as the office manager. Always a whiz with numbers, she worked for many years at the Sub Base Credit Union. While raising her children, she was a bus driver and coordinator in Preston.

Sue was a proud Navy wife, marrying Ken in 1978, raising a close-knit and loving family in Preston, and adoring her role as grandmother and “Mamma” to five grandchildren.  She loved to travel, shop, play cards, and to entertain, especially during the holidays. She hosted Christmas Eve gatherings and Easter Egg hunts for her extended family that no one wanted to miss! She made many friends wherever she went. She was a member of the Brooksville VFW #8713.

She is survived by her loving husband, Ken, her children & their spouses, Christopher & Reiko Hirt, Courtney & Clark Woodmansee, and Maggie & Drew Tourangeau, all of Preston. To say her grandchildren were the lights of her life might be an understatement. Sean, Parker, Kendall, Reagan and Sakura loved spending time at her house baking Christmas cookies and traveling on vacations to Vermont, Ohio, South Carolina and Florida. Her siblings Patricia Leroy (Paul), Michael Keefe (Jung), Richard Donatelli, Jr., and Theresa Donatelli (Paul) will miss her dearly.

Sue was predeceased by her parents, Elizabeth & Richard Donatelli, her infant son Patrick Lyle Hirt, her eldest brother Robert Keefe, and her husband’s parents, Lyle & Gladine Hirt.

Calling hours will be held Saturday March 8th, 2025 from 11am-1pm, followed by a memorial service at Gagne-Piechowski Funeral Home490 Voluntown Road, Jewett City, CT.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Brooksville VFW Post 8713, 1681 Jefferson Street, Brooksville, FL 34601.

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