Eliot- Cynthia Anne "Cyndi" Sullivan, 45 of State Road in Eliot died on Saturday February 25, 2017 at her home of natural causes.
Born in Portsmouth on September 18, 1971, she was the daughter of John and Helen ( Staples ) Sullivan. She attended Eliot schools, graduating from Marshwood High School with the class of 1989. She furthered her education at McIntosh College earning her degree in business as well as attending N.H. Technical College for her gerontology and activity professional director degree, becoming a CNA and receiving her training as a hospice worker from Hospice of York.
Cyndi made her home "on the hill "on Goodwin Road with her family for many years before making her home on State Road over ten years ago.
She was a gifted and beloved caregiver, for many years, she was a fixture on the skilled wing at York Hospital as the activity director, adored by staff and patients alike. She spent time at the Exeter Hospital Business Office and Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover. For the past several years she has worked at Durgin Pines in Kittery as a CNA.
Cyndi lit up a room with her smile and genuine care for others. She loved gardening, cooking, walking her dog, time spent with close friends and most of all time with her family, especially her cousin "sista" Stacy, and her nieces and nephews whom she adored.
She will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved her including her mother Helen Sullivan of Eliot, her brothers Robert Sullivan, Thomas and his wife, Tammy, of Eliot and her beloved nieces and nephews, Ryley, Lilianne, Virginia, Aidan and Connor Sullivan of Eliot, two aunts, Annie Panter of So. Berwick and Sally Sullivan of Eliot, close cousins and her dog Zeus. She was predeceased by her dad John Sullivan in February 2014.
A private funeral for immediate family will be held at their convenience. Family flowers only.
A public celebration of Cyndi's life will be announced in June. Online condolences may be made by visitingwww.jspelkeyfuneralhome.com . Donations in her memory may be made to your local Hospice Provider. Care for the Sullivan family has been entrusted to the JS Pelkey Funeral Home.