Susan Marie Sheehy
February 2, 1941 — December 4, 2017
Susan (Sue) Marie Sheehy, 76, died after a brief battle with cancer on Monday, December 4, 2017 at Accura Healthcare of Pleasantville, IA. Her body was cremated. Services will be held on Wednesday, December 6 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mason Funeral Home in Pleasantville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the Activity Fund at Accura Healthcare of Pleasantville. Online condolences may be left at
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Susan Marie Sheehy was born February 2, 1941, to Billie Marie (Phillips) and Lawrence L. Sheehy in New Sharon, IA. She graduated from North Mahaska High School in 1959.
In October, 1970, she met Robert Wilson, a University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop participant and a New York City playwright and director, who asked her to appear in his play at the university. Following the play and two weeks after her 30th birthday, she boarded a bus for New York City for a two week vacation to be in the same play. Her two weeks resulted in 36 years in the Big Apple. During that time she traveled with the Robert Wilson Group in France, Iran, Denmark and Brazil. She also worked with other directors, authored and performed in her own plays and modeled at the School of Visual Arts. She was employed by the Greater New York Council of the Boy Scouts of America and retired from there after 26 years. Susan moved to Oskaloosa, IA in 2007 and relocated to a care center in Pleasantville in 2015.
Susan is survived by her mother, Billie Davis, Pleasantville; sisters, Sally (Leland) Vander Linden, Pleasantville; Sara (Bill) Landstrum, Bella Vista, AR; 12 half brothers and sisters, several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Steve of Florida; father; step-father, Keith Davis and step-mother, Eileen Sheehy.
Susan Marie Sheehy was born February 2, 1941, to Billie Marie (Phillips) and Lawrence L. Sheehy in New Sharon, IA. She graduated from North Mahaska High School in 1959.
In October, 1970, she met Robert Wilson, a University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop participant and a New York City playwright and director, who asked her to appear in his play at the university. Following the play and two weeks after her 30th birthday, she boarded a bus for New York City for a two week vacation to be in the same play. Her two weeks resulted in 36 years in the Big Apple. During that time she traveled with the Robert Wilson Group in France, Iran, Denmark and Brazil. She also worked with other directors, authored and performed in her own plays and modeled at the School of Visual Arts. She was employed by the Greater New York Council of the Boy Scouts of America and retired from there after 26 years. Susan moved to Oskaloosa, IA in 2007 and relocated to a care center in Pleasantville in 2015.
Susan is survived by her mother, Billie Davis, Pleasantville; sisters, Sally (Leland) Vander Linden, Pleasantville; Sara (Bill) Landstrum, Bella Vista, AR; 12 half brothers and sisters, several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Steve of Florida; father; step-father, Keith Davis and step-mother, Eileen Sheehy.
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