A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday for Susan Marie McBride, a three-year resident of 1716 Kilruss Drive, Venice, Fla., formerly of Masury. She passed away at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa. She was 59. Mrs. McBride was born Nov. 13, 1955, in Sharon, a daughter of John Edward and Mary Magdalin Edell Horvath. A 1973 alumna of Sharpsville High School, she received her bachelor's degree from Edinboro University in 1977 and her master's degree from Kent (Ohio) State University in 1981. Susan was a speech pathologist for 31 years and retired in 2009 from Brookfield Local School District, where she taught for most of those years. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and its rosary makers group, Venice, Fla.; and a former member of St. Bernadette's Church, Masury. Susan enjoyed her pets, walking, reading, shopping, bike riding, sea shell crafts, having fun with her friends and going to the ocean and beach. Most of all, she loved her family and doing things for them. Surviving are: her husband, John David McBride, whom she married Aug. 5, 1978, in St. Joseph Church, Sharon; a son, Jeremy David McBride and his companion April Makley and her son Darien Makley, whom Susan was very fond of; a daughter, Jessica Marie Zimmerman and her husband Zachary; a sister, Sandra Louise Marshall and her husband James R.; nieces and nephews, Tammy Meyerowich and her children Ryan, Jamie and Eric; Heidi Abi Nader and her husband George and their children Ben and Lily; Karen Vakkas and her husband John and their children Elias and Riley; Eric Sowers and his wife Becky and their children Dylan and Cooper; Jess Sowers and his wife Dyan and their children Kate and Paige; Eric McBride and his children Andrew and Kirsten; Rachel McBride; Sara Kraynak and her husband Justin and their children Trenton and Tanner; Chad and Greg Davis; Sean McBride and his wife Amy; Jacqui Lilly and her husband Kevin and their children Morgan, Turner and Holt; her mother-in-law, Maud R. McBride; two sisters in-law, Linda Pfifer and her husband Michael; and Beth Badger and her husband Scott; three brothers-in-law, Edwin Sowers; Stephen McBride and his wife Mary Ellen Davis; and Robert W. McBride and his wife Jenie; and a very special friend, Dorothy McBride. Susan was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Kathleen Ann Sowers; her father-inlaw, J. Richard McBride; and a brother-in-law, Kevin McBride. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to American Cancer Society or American Heart Association. Calling hours: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday (9-25-15) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY Inc., 1090 E. State St. Sharon. Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (9-26-15) in Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, with Monsignor Edward J. Zeitler, senior associate, as celebrant. Everyone is asked to go directly to the church. Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.