Rose Cecilia Susut
b. 8 Aug 1920 (Retlaw, Alberta, Canada)
d. 2 Nov 2014 (Atlantic, Cass Co., Iowa, USA)
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"Born August 8, 1920, in Retlaw, Alberta, Canada, to Joseph and Mary (Rahko) Susut, Rose was the last child and youngest of nine children in the Susut family. The family soon moved to a farm outside Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, where Rose grew to adulthood attending school in a one-room school house in Iowalta District. The nine Susut children helped run the family farm but their leisure time was spent playing baseball as they had their own team and were seldom defeated. At one point, Rose and her sister, Margaret, were asked to consider playing on a professional women's league in the United States.
Rose had a lifelong love of baseball and remained athletic most of her life, but chose to remain in Canada with her family. She met Foster and his family when she was 9 years old and as adults, they chose to marry in 1947. Foster and Rose farmed in Alberta until moving to Iowa in 1952 with their young family. At the time of her husband's death, she noted that she and Foster had been lifelong friends for over 81 years and married for 66 years.
Rose was known for her entertaining skills and her cooking. Anyone who came to visit was welcomed with coffee, home-baked goods, and usually a cribbage board set up for play. She also was an excellent gardener, raising flowers and wonderful vegetables to share with the neighbors. Her knitting and sewing skills were excellent. She was a loving wife and mother. Her greatest love was her family. She and Foster spent several years in Atlantic and made lifelong friends here."
- From funeral program and obituary, published online at Hockenberry Family Care & Funeral Home.
Accessed 17 November 2014.
Rose had a lifelong love of baseball and remained athletic most of her life, but chose to remain in Canada with her family. She met Foster and his family when she was 9 years old and as adults, they chose to marry in 1947. Foster and Rose farmed in Alberta until moving to Iowa in 1952 with their young family. At the time of her husband's death, she noted that she and Foster had been lifelong friends for over 81 years and married for 66 years.
Rose was known for her entertaining skills and her cooking. Anyone who came to visit was welcomed with coffee, home-baked goods, and usually a cribbage board set up for play. She also was an excellent gardener, raising flowers and wonderful vegetables to share with the neighbors. Her knitting and sewing skills were excellent. She was a loving wife and mother. Her greatest love was her family. She and Foster spent several years in Atlantic and made lifelong friends here."
- From funeral program and obituary, published online at Hockenberry Family Care & Funeral Home.
Accessed 17 November 2014.
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