Susan M. "Sue" (Fox) Hjerpe

Susan M. “Sue” Hjerpe, 66, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, July 15. She was the wife of Carl E. Hjerpe of Cranston, RI for 42 years. Born in Providence, RI, she was one of 12 children to the late Paul and Marian (Halligan) Fox.

Sue was born on November 16, 1955, and lived in Edgewood, RI all her life. She was a long-time communicant and active member of St. Paul Church in Cranston. She was a graduate of St. Xavier’s Academy, St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing, and RI College. Susan was employed as an RN Primary Care Manager in the Middletown CBOC for the Veterans Administration Clinic. Previously, Susan worked for the Providence VNA for many years. In 2013, Susan was honored as RI Hospice and Home Care Nurse of the Year.

Sue was the loving mother of Carl E, Jr. and his wife Katie, Eric W. and his wife Christine, Michael P., and his fiancé Kayla Phillips, and the late Bridget M. Hjerpe. She was the loving “grammie” of Carl, Tommy, Libby, and Mya. Sue is also survived by her siblings, Paul Fox, Jr. (Wendy), Mary Simas (Paul), Cathy Fox, Kevin Fox (Mary), Mike Fox (Ginny), Annie Stringfellow (Jon), John Fox (Kathy), Bridget Bugbee (Kevin), Ginny Byrnes (Brian), Joe Fox (Debbie) and the late Jimmy Fox. She will be missed by her many nieces and nephews.

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