I am personally not very into recommending bicycles with low end suspension. The benefits are very small: cheap suspension forks have poor load response, very little adjustability, and short service lives.

Suspension in general adds an additional requirement for servicing, and increases the risk factor for having your bicycle stolen.

And lastly, suspension does not add a level of control unless you are doing more technical riding than your standard bike path. It is unnecessary for the needs you have described.

While it might help soften your landing if you bop off the odd curb or two, I believe that the disadvantages quite outweigh the benefits. Better tires or another worthy investment will help most moderately relaxed riders more than a lower grade suspension fork will.

If you are looking for comfort, for your level of riding you will be better served by good tires and a good fitting bicycle.

On that note, I would personally note that you seem to be at a bicycle crossroad now. The bicycles you initially mentioned such as the Cannondale Quick or Trek Valencia are very different from the ones like the Fuji Sunfire and Giant Cypress DX.

I would recommend trying the different kinds out and taking them for a good ride, to get a feel for whether you really want to go the route of the road hybrids, or the trail hybrids. They are very different bicycles in the end.

Don't be afraid to buy a bike if it has suspension or disk brakes if you just enjoy the bicycle and the price. You can change these items down the road if they ever give you grief, but you may simply never find yourself wanting to do so.