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Susan Saunders

by | Dec 11, 2019 | Obituaries

Susan Saunders

Susan Marie (Coffin) Saunders of North Reading passed away Nov. 19. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth A. Saunders, the devoted mother of Jennifer J. Martinez and her husband Matthew of Hopkinton, the loving Mimi of Colin, Ryan and Nicholas.

She was the cherished daughter of Doris M. (Favorat) Coffin of Wakefield and the late Peter T. Coffin, the cherished sister of Peter A. Coffin and his wife, Kristin, and Sandra J. Law and her husband, James, all of Londonderry, New Hampshire. Susan also is survived by many loving sisters in-law, brothers in-law, nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held Nov. 23 at the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home in Reading (johnbdouglassfuneralhome.com), followed by burial at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Susan’s memory to Mass. General Cancer Center at Newton Wellesley Hospital, 2014 Washington St., Newton MA 02462.

 

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