Suter, Grace Fisher (1919-2003)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2004 Feb 2 p. 8

Birth date: 1919 Jun 27

text of obituary:

GRACE F. SUTER

Grace F. Suter, 84, of Harrisonburg, Va., died Dec. 8, 2003, at Crestwood. She had lived at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community for the past three years. She was born June 27, 1919, to Stephen and Lavina Hooley Fisher in Cheraw, Colo.

She was a homemaker and a companion to the elderly in their homes for many years. She was active in Gospel Hill Mennonite Church as a Sunday school teacher of the women’s class and was involved in various other activities at the church. She was past president of the WMSC and was involved in the sewing circle of the Mennonite church. She was a member of Park View Mennonite Church.

On June 25, 1941, she married Daniel B. Suter.

Survivors include her husband, Daniel; two daughters, Janice S. Showalter of Harrisonburg and Mary Louise Tierney of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sons, David R. of Mabank, Texas, and Danny B. of Bridgewater; two sisters, Verda Byler of Lancaster, Pa., and Helen Ours of Harrisonburg; seven brothers, Ralph Fisher of Harrisonburg, Kenneth Fisher of Chester Springs, Pa., Ed Fisher of Shunk, Pa., and Harry Fisher, Alvin Fisher, Harold Fisher and Vernon Fisher, all of Lancaster, Pa.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held at Detwiler Auditorium at Heritage Haven of VMRC. A private family burial was held at Weavers Mennonite Church Cemetery.