Susan M. May, 2280 Orangeville Rd., Hermitage, passed away at 4:20 a.m. Monday (3-16-09) in the coronary care unit of UPMC Hospital, Farrell, following an extended illness. She was 69.

Mrs. May was born February 6, 1940 in Sharon a daughter of the late Freeman T. and Anne Margaret Aaron Cleary.

A lifelong area resident, she attended Sacred Heart Parochial Grade School and was a 1958 graduate of Sharon High School.

Sue was a caregiver with Sharon Regional Health Systems Hospice Home Care program before she became ill.

She was an active member of Church of the Sacred Heart, Sharon, where she was a CCD Instructor. She had a special devotion to the Blessed Mother and her rosary. Sue was a talented artist who enjoyed painting with water colors and oil paint. She also was an excellent cook, seamstress and an avid gardener.

Surviving are: her husband, David A. May, whom she married June 10, 1961; four daughters, Vickie Hosick and her husband Regis, Sharon; Beth Thompson, S. Pymatuning Twp.; Tracey Schultz and her husband D. Brian, Transfer; and Jenny M. Bell and her husband Christopher, S. Pymatuning Twp.; eight grandchildren, Kelley and Katy Thompson; Neil, Todd and Erin Hosick; Phoebe Schultz; and Piper and Nicholas Bell; a great grandson, William Hosick; a sister, Margaret Osborne, Fairport, NY; a former son-in-law, Keith Thompson, S. Pymatuning Twp.; and a former brother-in-law, Dale Osborne, Ontario, NY.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Our Lady Star of the Sea, 557 Charlotte Dr., Hermitage, PA 16148.

Calling hours will be from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday (3-19-09) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday March 20, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Church of Notre Dame.

Interment: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.