Obituary of Susan-Jane Farrell

Susan Jane Farrell (Quigley) 1944-2008 Susan Jane Farrell (Quigley) of Half Moon Bay, CA died September 11, 2008 at age 64, during treatment for leukemia. Born to Donald and Helen Quigley in Seneca Falls, NY on February 26, 1944, she attended Ovid Central School, and in 1963 married Thomas F. Johnston, Jr. They had two daughters, Jill and Laura, and moved to CA in 1972. They divorced in 1977, and in 1986 Susan married Peter Clark Farrell, moving to Half Moon Bay in 1993. Susan worked at Stanford University in admissions and student services from 1993 until 2008. On January 11, 2007 she joyfully witnessed the birth of her first grandchild, Lucy Samantha Covington. Susan was the treasured heart of her family, to whom she was devoted, a beloved friend and colleague, a philanthropist, animal lover, and world traveler. She is survived by husband, Peter Farrell of Half Moon Bay, CA, daughter Laura Johnston and son-in-law John Lundberg of San Francisco, CA, daughter Jill Covington and son-in-law Michael Covington and cherished granddaughter Lucy Covington of San Jose, CA. Surviving siblings Susan Rocholl (Conklin) of Montour Falls, NY, Patricia Rusheen (Quigley) of San Diego, CA, Patrick Quigley of Boston, MA, Julie Wrench (Smith) of Rochester, NY, Thomas Smith of Freeville, NY, and Katharine Knapp (Smith), Norman Smith, David Smith, Theodore Smith, Jeffrey Smith, and Kenneth Smith, all of Ithaca, NY. Preceded in death by mother Helen Smith (1993), and father Donald Quigley (2007). In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the following charities&#58; Best Friends Animal Society, Leukemia&#47;Lymphoma Society, and ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=KOMEN'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=theithacajournal'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=Susan G. Komen for the Cure'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=http://www.komen.org/legacy'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Susan'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Farrell'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=570312887'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=570312887'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>Susan G. Komen for the Cure<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());.