Elsie M. Curran

November 5, 1922 - January 29, 2018

Elsie May "Sue" Curran, age 95, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Camden, NJ to the late Richard and Elsie (nee Lang) Nichols. Elsie was a graduate of Cooper Hospital nursing school during WWII. She later worked as a registered nurse for Cooper University Hospital in their cardiac unit. Elsie lived a vibrant and active life, traveling often. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, runway modeling, and fashion. Elsie was widowed in 1965 and raised her five children alone thereafter. She valued spending time with her family and friends. She attended every annual class reunion with her friends from Cooper's class of'44 nursing school graduates. Even at 95 years of age, she continued to embrace life and took every opportunity to get in a bit of dancing. Elsie is predeceased by her husband, William Curran; brothers, Richard Nichols and Alfred Nichols; step-daughter, Nancy Hunt; son in law, Richard Finley, Sr.; and grandchildren, Richard Finley, Jr. and Eric Shields. She is survived by her children, Susan Finley, William Curran and his wife Marianna, Elise Curran, James Curran, and Kathy Shields and her husband Richard; grandchildren, Kathleen Finley, Elise Finley, Brenna Curran, Patrick Curran, Ethan Shields, and Nancy Margaret Hunt; and great grandchild, Mairen Finley. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 3rd, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry Hill, 401 Kings Highway, Cherry Hill NJ 08034, at 11:30 am. Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Inglesby and Sons Funeral Home. Feel free to post photos, share a memory, or send an online condolence to Elsie's family.