Susan Stevens

Susan McWilliam Stevens passed away peacefully on April 30, 2022 with her daughter, Hope, and son, Tim, by her side. Susan was born December 16, 1924 in New Canaan, Connecticut. Her parents were the late John Raymond McWilliam and Anna Anderson McWilliam. Susan attended The Low-Heywood School as a boarder from grades 4 through graduation in 1943 and graduated from Pine Manor Junior College in 1945.

While raising four children in Riverside, Connecticut, she was active as a volunteer at the American Red Cross for 25 years, and worked at the Yarn Shop in Old Greenwich. She was also a member of Innis Arden Golf Club in Old Greenwich. Susan moved to Cape Cod in 1979, following in the footsteps of her late sister and brother-in-law, Russell and Hope Ford who had moved to Orleans a few years earlier. She was a volunteer in the Orleans Hospital Auxiliary, coordinating many year-end holiday bazaars, and for over 30 years she was affiliated with Snow Library where she repaired and rebound books. She was also an active member of the Church of the Holy Spirit both on the vestry and the altar guild.

Susan was predeceased by her husband Philip J. Stevens who died in 1990. She leaves behind four children: Philip J Stevens, Jr. (Sandy Banyard Stevens) of Greenwich, CT and Stuart, FL, Edward Anderson “Andy” Stevens (Michele Stevens) of Charleston, SC, Hope Stevens Neikirk ( John Neikirk) of Ocean View, DE and Timothy Blair Stevens of Laguna Niguel, CA. as well as seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Susan will be held at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Orleans, MA on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at 2:00. Interment will be in New Canaan, CT at a later date and will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lower Cape Outreach Council, 19 Brewster Cross Rd., Orleans, MA 02653. For online condolences, please visit www.nickersonfunerals.com.