Deirdre M. Sullivan died peacefully August 28. She was born in Chicago on December 1, 1945 to the late Elizabeth nee Lawlor and Dudley Sullivan, Sr. She grew up in Wilmette, where she attended St. Francis Xavier School. She attended high school at Woodlands Academy in Lake Forest. She graduated from St. Mary's College, Notre Dame where she received her degree in Education. Deirdre taught at Lake Bluff Junior High for 10 years.

She is survived by her daughter Amy S. (Matthew) Betley; and was grandmother of Addison; sister of Dudley R. (Debbie) Sullivan Jr. and Joan (Gerald) Digani; and aunt of Brian and Courtney Sullivan and Nicholas and Elizabeth Digani.

Visitation is 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 until the 10 a.m.  Funeral Mass at Saint Francis Xavier Church. Interment All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association, 30 North Michigan Ave. Suite 2015 Chicago, Il 60602 or American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852-3914 or St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IL 46556.