Susan S. Foley

August 06, 2026

Susan S. Foley of Wayland and South Orleans, MA died on July 21, 2026 after a long illness. She is survived by her husband of fifty-five years John J. Foley, MD; her three children, John, Christopher and Mary Kathryn; her granddaughter Madeline; and her brothers Jack and Gregory Sheehan and sisters Karen Mason and Moira Jones.
   Sue was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and the Radcliffe Seminars Program in Landscape Design. She had a landscape design practice in Wayland and was an active volunteer at the Parmenter Food Pantry and St. Ann’s Church in Wayland prior to her illness. She was an accomplished knitter and gardener, and enjoyed traveling and spending time with friends and family, especially on Cape Cod.
Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Susan’s memory may be made to The Lower Cape Outreach Council, 19 Brewster Cross Rd, Orleans, MA 02653. For online condolences, please visit www.nickersonfunerals.com