Suzanne R. Sprague

Suzanne R. Sprague Grosse Pointe Farms resident Suzanne R. Sprague died peacefully Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at home surrounded by her family. She died as a result of Parkinson's disease, which she battled more than 14 years. She was a loving wife, mother, stepmother, grandmother and sister and is survived by her husband, Dr. Henry Hezekiah Sprague; children, Patricia Sisca (Philip), William Boydell, David Boydell (Kelly), Robert Boydell (Diane), Hal Sprague and Julian Sprague (Betsy); grandchildren, Lauren, Erin, William, Kerri, Sara, Jamie, Jack, Grant, Eliza, Sam and Emily and sister, Nancy Gee. Suzanne was born Oct. 20, 1929, in Detroit, to Loraine and Sherwood Reekie, and lived in Grosse Pointe all her life. She attended Detroit Country Day School and Ogontz College in Philadelphia. She worked for AAA Travel Service until 1953 and married William C. Boydell that same year. Mrs. Sprague was active in sports from her field hockey days at Detroit Country Day School to tennis, paddle tennis and golf competitions later in life. She was the ladies golf club champion at the Country Club of Detroit in 1978, 1983, 1984 and 1994. She was an avid bridge player as well, and was a member of the Grosse Pointe Garden Club, the Junior League of Detroit and the Women's District Golf Association, of which she was president from 1985 to 1986. Her greatest enjoyment was summer visits to the Pere Marquette Rod & Gun Club in Baldwin, where she brought her family together for annual reunions. In 1977, she married Henry Sprague, with whom she enjoyed sports and travel to Europe, Hawaii and Borrego Springs, Calif. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lakeshore, Grosse Pointe Farms. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research at michaeljfox.org.

Funeral Home:

A. H. Peters Funeral Home of Grosse Pointe

20705 Mack Avenue

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

US 48236