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Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Monday, May 23, 2016 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church, 395 Valley Road, Wayne.
Judith Ann (nee Sather) Suther, age 80, of Totowa for forty-six years, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
She was raised in Donnelly, Minnesota on the family farm. The farm was about 2000 acres with dairy cows, wheat and corn. Growing up on the farm Judy and her siblings were all put to work at a young age. She learned to drive the farm's tractor at the age of eight. As a young girl her father Arne proudly watched Judy drive the Farmall 450 tractor several miles in to town. The foundation of her Christian faith was formed at the Kongsvinger Lutheran Church in Donnelly, MN. Judy graduated from Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, ND, and went on to receive her undergraduate and Masters degrees from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN.
During her college years Judy met the love of her life, Paul Suther. Paul and Judy sat next to each other, as in those days seating was alphabetical and Judy Sather was seated next to Paul Suther. They eventually fell in love and married on November 16, 1957 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. They honeymooned at Niagara Falls, New York and enjoyed thirty-one years of loving, devoted, and faith filled marriage until Paul’s passing in 1988.
Judy was devoted to her Christian faith, and a steadfast member of St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Wayne. She served as President of the Church Council, as a Sunday School Teacher, sang with the choir, and as a pianist. Many will remember her militaristic supervision and choreography of church musicals, where she would both perform and accompany on the piano, and demand you hit your note on time!
She will be remembered as a loving mother who seemingly planned the birth of each of her three children approximately five years apart so she could dedicate exclusive mom-time to each child’s formative years. Her direct, speak your mind personality was softened with her caring, kind, and giving ways. Judy had a huge heart and selflessly gave of her time and talents to others. In her heart she was a perfectionist and fastidious cleaner. Her sons recount that if they were to go on vacation the house had to be immaculate before they left. Judy just couldn’t come home to a house that wasn’t spotless. Annual family vacations were always to Ocean City, Maryland, where many fond memories were made. As a matter of fact Paul and Judy were in the midst of closing on a townhome in Ocean City when his passing brought an end to that dream retirement home. The family will also miss Judy’s cooking and special touch on all holiday meals. During a two year residency in Saint Louis, Judy was surrounded by Italian neighbors and picked-up up on their Italian style of cooking. Paul was always in charge of any traditional Scandinavian cooking, and Judy enjoyed cooking Italian. Her manicotti was revered by her sons, and they still cook her recipe to this day.
Judy was the beloved wife of the late Paul Suther (1988); devoted mother of David Suther of Totowa, Steven Suther and his life partner Richard Klein of Lebanon, and John Suther and his wife Tracey of Clifton; cherished grandmother of Leah, Haley, and Amber; dear sister of Sonja Skurdal of Addison, ME, and Arne Sather and his wife Dyanne of New Hope, MN.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Saint Timothy Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 395 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Monday, May 23, 2016 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church, 395 Valley Road, Wayne.
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Monday, May 23, 2016 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Saint Timothy Lutheran Church, 395 Valley Road, Wayne.
Judith Ann (nee Sather) Suther, age 80, of Totowa for forty-six years, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
She was raised in Donnelly, Minnesota on the family farm. The farm was about 2000 acres with dairy cows, wheat and corn. Growing up on the farm Judy and her siblings were all put to work at a young age. She learned to drive the farm's tractor at the age of eight. As a young girl her father Arne proudly watched Judy drive the Farmall 450 tractor several miles in to town. The foundation of her Christian faith was formed at the Kongsvinger Lutheran Church in Donnelly, MN. Judy graduated from Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, ND, and went on to receive her undergraduate and Masters degrees from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN.
During her college years Judy met the love of her life, Paul Suther. Paul and Judy sat next to each other, as in those days seating was alphabetical and Judy Sather was seated next to Paul Suther. They eventually fell in love and married on November 16, 1957 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. They honeymooned at Niagara Falls, New York and enjoyed thirty-one years of loving, devoted, and faith filled marriage until Paul’s passing in 1988.
Judy was devoted to her Christian faith, and a steadfast member of St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Wayne. She served as President of the Church Council, as a Sunday School Teacher, sang with the choir, and as a pianist. Many will remember her militaristic supervision and choreography of church musicals, where she would both perform and accompany on the piano, and demand you hit your note on time!
She will be remembered as a loving mother who seemingly planned the birth of each of her three children approximately five years apart so she could dedicate exclusive mom-time to each child’s formative years. Her direct, speak your mind personality was softened with her caring, kind, and giving ways. Judy had a huge heart and selflessly gave of her time and talents to others. In her heart she was a perfectionist and fastidious cleaner. Her sons recount that if they were to go on vacation the house had to be immaculate before they left. Judy just couldn’t come home to a house that wasn’t spotless. Annual family vacations were always to Ocean City, Maryland, where many fond memories were made. As a matter of fact Paul and Judy were in the midst of closing on a townhome in Ocean City when his passing brought an end to that dream retirement home. The family will also miss Judy’s cooking and special touch on all holiday meals. During a two year residency in Saint Louis, Judy was surrounded by Italian neighbors and picked-up up on their Italian style of cooking. Paul was always in charge of any traditional Scandinavian cooking, and Judy enjoyed cooking Italian. Her manicotti was revered by her sons, and they still cook her recipe to this day.
Judy was the beloved wife of the late Paul Suther (1988); devoted mother of David Suther of Totowa, Steven Suther and his life partner Richard Klein of Lebanon, and John Suther and his wife Tracey of Clifton; cherished grandmother of Leah, Haley, and Amber; dear sister of Sonja Skurdal of Addison, ME, and Arne Sather and his wife Dyanne of New Hope, MN.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Saint Timothy Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 395 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ 07470 would be appreciated.
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