Sue Ann Suiter, 90, of Tipton, passes away late Saturday night, July 9, 2022 while under the care of the Cedar Manor Nursing Home. Memorial services will be held on Friday, July 29th, 10:00 AM, at Peace Church of Christ United, Bennett, Iowa with burial at Glendale Cemetery, Le Claire, Iowa. Family will receive friends from 9:00 AM until the time of the service. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. A memorial fund in her memory has been established for the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Sue Ann was born May 13, 1932 in Rock Island, Illinois to David Kenneth and Esther Amanda Adams. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1950. She married Myron (Mike) Suiter on April 21, 1951. She and her husband farmed in Princeton, Iowa until 1967. In her life she was a bank clerk at Princeton Bank, farm wife, clerk, and piece work clerk for 15 years at Sivyer Steel in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Sue Ann had many hobbies. She started taking piano lessons at the age of eight and from 1948 until 1970 she played piano for the Princeton Presbyterian Church. She even played in rolled up jeans under her robe because she had been helping with flood waters in Princeton. Sue Ann was also an active member of the Putnum Museum Guild in Davenport.
In retirement, Sue Ann and Mike moved to Foley, Alabama in 1994. While in Foley, Sue Ann became involved with the Foley Presbyterian Church, South Baldwin Senior Travelers, Elderberries Church Group, Monday Granny’s, Red Hats Society, and played a lot of the card game Hand and Foot. She Ann lived in Foley for 25 years until Mike’s death. She then moved to Tipton in July of 2014.
Sue Ann took great pride in her flowers inside and outside of her home. She had a green thumb and used it well. She was a great cook and loved to entertain. She also loved to drink a glass of Pepsi and had one every day of her adult life. Sue An was a self-taught crocheter. She made many afghans for baby’s and adults alike.
She is survived by daughter, Shelley (Kenneth) Beuthien, Wheatland, Iowa; sons, Kenneth (Lori) Suiter, De Witt, Iowa; and Daniel (Linda) Suiter, Princeton, Iowa. Sue Ann was blessed to have 6 grandchildren; Julie (Steve) Woerdehoff, Connie Suiter, Melissa (Ryan) Rosol, Neil (Chrissy) Suiter, Jeff (Melissa) Beuthien, and Kassidy Suiter. She was further blessed by 7 great-grandchildren; Natalie Woerdehoff, Emily Rosol, Adalyn Woerdehoff, Katlyn Beuthien, Grant Suiter, Megan Rosol and Rebecca Beuthien. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother – David Mason Adams; and great -grandson, Nicholas Woerdehoff.
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