Susan Alice Savelle

CHESHIRE – Susan Alice Savelle 68, died Wednesday November 8, 2023 after a long and arduous battle with multiple autoimmune diseases, in Waterbury, CT.

Born on March 22, 1955, to Robert and Alice Reckmack of Cheshire, Susan was the youngest of three siblings, and the apple of her father’s eye enjoying many solo adventures by her father's side. As the baby of the family, she was spoiled by her older sisters Sheila and Sharon whom she shared a special bond as the youngest, and she especially enjoyed the relationship with her brother-in-law Patrick who took her to hockey games further fostering her love of sports and her occasional placed gambling bets!

Susan graduated from Cheshire High School in 1973 and a couple of years later was introduced by her childhood friend to her husband Jeff, whom she built a home and family, sharing 48 beautiful and loving years of marriage with.

A thoughtful, loving, and attentive mother, Susan loved her girls, Alyson and Lindsay more than anything. Her greatest joy was being a mom; she did it with love, open arms, grace, and care. She enveloped her girls' friends as additional daughters or sons and was the mom of all moms.  She was always shuttling her girls from one activity to the next and was a staple on the sidelines of every game her girls played in, and there was A LOT.

Susan was a passionate sports enthusiast who loved cheering on the New England Patriots during the fall and the Red Sox during the summer. On Sundays during football season, she’d be donning her Tom Brady #12 jersey as she rooted (yelled at the TV) for the Patriots, while Jeff idly sat by humoring her Sunday obsession.

She was an amazing cook and baker, always making enough food to feed an army no matter the occasion. You’d often find her clam chowder the staple of any holiday, especially during Christmas and the 4^th of July! Susan had a gift to make every holiday special and a family affair with an abundance of decorations and delicious-smelling and tasting food making her home feel warm, happy, and filled with love.

Susan loved the beach and enjoyed spending winters in Aruba with Jeff soaking in the sun and jumping the waves, spending quality time with her Jersey friends and her daughters who often joined them. She had a smile for everyone, even in adversity, and put those in her orbit at ease, as she never met a stranger.

But the title she absolutely loved and lived for was being “Mimi” to her one and only granddaughter, Piper. She loved her granddaughter more than anything and always cherished the time she spent with her, be it by the pool watching her swim, baking cookies in the kitchen, or partaking in a craft activity.

Susan fought hard to the very end. She was predeceased by her parents, Robert and Alice Reckmack; her sister Sharon White and the dogs she loved Nikki, Mish, Kelsey, Nicki, Riley and Cooper. She is survived by her husband Jeff; two daughters Alyson Regnerus and husband Jeremy; Lindsay Klemish and husband Kurt; her beloved granddaughter, Piper Klemish; her sister Sheila Mesite and brother-in-law Patrick; nephews Robert and Shaun Mesite; and two brother-in-law’s Todd and Scott Savelle, and her nephews Stuart, Tobias, Elliot, Maya and Jack Savelle. She also leaves behind her beloved dog, Brady, and her grand-dogs Mocha, Bailey, and Brogan.

The Savelle family would like to extend a sincere thank you from the bottom of our hearts to Janice, Shannon, Mary, Melissa and Sarah from Atrinity for the loving homecare they provided to Susan over the last three years and to the many nurses at St. Mary Hospital’s Vitas 4^th Floor, for the loving and compassionate care Susan and our family received while she was there. This gave us great peace of mind knowing she was being so well cared for when we couldn’t always be there ourselves.

Friends may greet Susan’s family at the Alderson-Ford Funeral Home of Cheshire, 615 So. Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410 on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 from 4PM until 7PM.  Her funeral procession will leave the funeral home on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:15AM for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10AM in St. Bridget of Sweden Parish-St. Bridget Church, 175 Main St., Cheshire.  Burial will follow in St. Bridget Cemetery, Higgins Rd., Cheshire.  Memorial contributions may be made to either Smilow Cancer Hospital, "Closer to Free Fund", Yale New Haven Hospital, Office of Development, PO BOX 1849, New Haven, CT 06508-9979 or VITAS INNOVATIVE HOSPICE CARE, 199 Park Road Ext., Suite 102, Middlebury, CT 06762-1833. To leave online condolences for her family or to share a story of Sue, please visit www.fordfh.com.

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