Edrie Susan "Sue" Angle passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at her home in the presence of her family after a three year battle of colon cancer.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 17, 1931, to Edrie Etta Lowe and Lynn Juliann Overman. Sue and her family moved to Poy Sippi in 1947. In 1949 she met the love of her life, James W. Angle, on April 15, 1950, they were married. Sue and Jim dairy farmed for 34 years and raised five children. From 1963 to 1965 Sue worked for Realist in Berlin. For 20 years she worked for Lanora Timm doing catering, and Lanora was not only a neighbor but a friend for 60 years.
Sue belonged to the Berlin United Methodist Church which she was very active until failing health limited her. She served on the Board of Trustees, Staff Parish Committee, and president of United Methodist Women for 6 years. For 33 years Sue was active as a 4-H leader for the Aurora Busy Bees teaching photography. She also served as the superintendent for the Waushara County Fair, as County Project Leader, and chaperoned for a number of years for Citizens of 4-H to Madison.
Sue's love continued in photography as she took pictures for weddings over 20 years; and cake decorating also added to her many talents. She enjoyed reading, gardening, and was especially proud of her iris. Anything Mom did was done with great pride and quality workmanship. With a wonderful sense of color and design she always made sure of the most beautiful Christmas tree and a present to beautiful to open. As a talented seamstress she made her girls school clothes and Prom dresses. Her family often felt she made the best chili, chicken soup, beef tips, and raisin pudding and never tasted the same unless she made it. She left so many memories of the yearly Christmas cookie bake get together.
Sue is survived by her children, James (Mary) Angle, Karen (Randy) Wesner, Dan (Amy) Angle, Scott (Teri) Angle; two sisters, Olive Harmless, of Indiana; Roseann (Harold) Holt, of Veedersburg, Indiana; nine grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; seven nieces; three nephews; and many friends.
Along with her parents, Sue was also preceded in death by her husband, James in 1999; an infant brother; an infant daughter, Kathleen in 1962; a daughter, Louise in 2013; a grandson, Craig Wesner in 1994; one sister, one sister-in-law, and three brothers-in-law, Linda and Bob Gooding, Audrey and Orval Lehr, and Mel Harmless.
A visitation for family and friends will be on Saturday, March 21, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. until noon at the United Methodist Church, 178 W. Cumberland, Berlin. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at the church with Pastor Aaron Alfred officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date at the Shead Island Cemetery, Town of Aurora.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Green Lake Agnesian Healthcare for the wonderful care and compassion shown to Edrie and family.
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