|
Suzy Hunsaker Sutherland Obituary
On Tuesday morning, the 28th of March, 2023, Suzy passed away at home in North Salt Lake, Utah. She passed away from complications of chronic kidney failure caused primarily from type one diabetes that she had from her teenage years. She passed peacefully in her sleep and at home as was her wish.
Suzy is survived by her husband, Marc A. Sutherland, daughter Katie Stakely, grandson Noah M. Stakely all living in North Salt Lake, UT. Her Father, Monte L. Hunsaker, lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, sister Lani H. Lucas (husband - Fred Lucas) lives in Layton, Utah with sons Charlie and Sam; Brother Monty Stewart (wife Dyan Stewart and daughter Maggie) live in Henderson, Nevada. She was preceded in death by older sister Sally H. Fairbanks (nieces Kelly Martin and Amy Wright live in Arizona and California, respectively). Her Mother, Mary A. Stewart preceded her in death having passed on March 25, 2022 and she had resided in Kaysville, Utah.
Suzy was born in Salt Lake City and graduated from Skyline High School. She lived in Salt Lake City until 1987, when she moved to San Diego, CA with her Husband, Rob Pace, and they were later divorced in 1989. Suzy and Marc married in 1991 in the Salt Lake City Temple. They lived in San Diego until 1996 and then moved to Kaysville, Utah. In 2006 they moved to North Salt Lake, which is the last home they lived in together.
Suzy was a joyful, lively person who loved being a mother (her greatest pleasure and desire in life). She loved music and played the piano most of her life and enjoyed to sing and accompany other musically talented people. She inherited a baby grand piano from her grandmother Stewart. It was always a center piece in her home. Suzy and Marc shared many interests in life which made their marriage strong and enjoyable. Just prior to the Covid pandemic they served a Live at home full time mission in the Salt Lake City Mission and made several close friends among the young sister missionaries and other senior missionary couples. Suzy has a strong vibrant testimony of Jesus Christ and of His gospel and was not shy to share her beliefs of the Plan of Salvation and the purpose of our lives on this earth. She has joined many loved ones on the other side of the veil and making many new friends. She asked me to thank all those who did so much the past several months to help her and to help Marc. She regrets not being able to be with you here to personally say Thank You.
Suzy passed quietly away on Tuesday morning on March 28th, 2023 at her home in North Salt Lake, Utah.
A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Foxboro 2nd Ward, located at 875 W. Foxboro Drive, North Salt Lake, Ut. This will be a memorial service and all are welcome to come.
Published by Russon Brothers Mortuary - Bountiful on Mar. 29, 2023.
|
Tim Cox
Wow, this one is hard. I had great memories of Suzy. I was madly in love with her in 9th grade. For some reason we just had a hard time communicating. She was vivacious and fun to be around. We did some great stuff together and I think we would have been great together but we were plain dumb about the whole relationship. I remember it was during this time that she started having problems with her diabetes and had some scary episodes until they figured it out. She must have done a great job managing it for this long. Suzy, you will be missed. You were warm and friendly and I am glad to have had a short relationship with you. We were always friends and I enjoyed visiting with you during past reunions. Til we meet again.
Debbie Kuhn (Curry)
Oh Suzy, I was sad to see your obituary! I was hoping to see you at the reunion. I have many fond memories of you and our friendship. You were such a fun friend and we spent quite a lot of time together at Churchill Jr. High and Skyline. I remember your beautiful home and your black baby grand piano. I learned to play the popular song, "Love is Blue," on that piano. Your family was so friendly and hospitable, just like you. I loved hanging out there.
After graduation from Skyline, we traveled to Laguna Beach, CA, with your sister, Sally, and two other Skyline friends, Sandra Hogan and Julie Rogers, to work as Maids at Laguna Shores hotel on the beach. We rented a house for the summer and that house hosted quite a few Skyline Eagles that came to visit and crash on our living room floor in their sleeping bags. Every weekend was a Skyline slumber party. I remember Dave Barton was one of our guests. We were good kids though! We even went to church every Sunday. We were usually done working by 1:00 pm and spent nearly every afternoon on that beautiful beach. What a glorious memory of those happy, sunny days of our youth. Your laugh, your smile, your loyal friendship and your sense of adventure were contagious and are unforgettable.
I was just in Salt Lake for my sister's funeral. She passed away just a few days before you. I so wish I could travel again to attend your memorial service but my heart will be there.
I just realized I wrote this to you, addressing you in present tense. That feels right because you will be loved by me today and always.
Bruce Goldthorpe
Dear Suzy,
I have many fond memories of spending time with you. Summers at Coulter Bay, outside of Jackson, Wyoming, were wonderful. I'm grateful that you chose to include me in your life. I'm deeply saddened that many poor choices, on my part, during High School put distance between us. Please forgive me. You were a very special young woman. I know that you must have been a very special mother, grandmother and wife to Marc. Marc, Suzy has always been a wonderful person. She knew what she wanted in life and worked hard to make it happen. May the Lord bless you and your family with peace and many fond memories to bouy you up until you meet again. Take care Suzy.
With great fondness and special memories, Bruce (Space)
Valerie Short (LeRoy)
I have fond memories of Suzy and am saddened by this news. RIP "woman"
Gary Beynon
Sorry to hear about Suzy...I have great memories of her bubbly personally and fun approach to life. Always laughing and making others feel good. Like Debbie and Tim, I too had fun experiences at Suzy's house and hanging out with her numerous times. Glad to have these memories that will always be there. - Gary Beynon
Janice Haymond (Barton)
Suzy was a dear friend. Like So many others I remember being at her house. One night we played a hypnosis game with Suzy and Sally. Suzy and Sally pretended to be hypnotized. We all thought that they really were. They were good actors. She had a laugh I will never forget. I was also looking forward to seeing her at the reunion. She will be missed. With fond memories, JaniceBill Brough
My heart broke to see Suzy’s name here! I have memories of her going clear back to before kindergarten. Our families were friends in our younger days and I remember her mom and my mom throwing us all in the car and going to Dee’s for supper when our dad’s were out of town.
She was a good musician, playing the piano and singing with a natural talent. I have a memory of her doing a version of Fool On The Hill in an assembly at Churchill, in the style of Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66, at a time when I would have been paralyzed with stage fright to do what she did. Very cool!
In high school I always thought she was unbelievably cute and funny. As seniors, we had a scene together in the school play, “See How They Run.” My line was, “Well, you can thank your lucky stars you’re not mixed up in it!” Early in rehearsals she would look up and point to imaginary stars, saying “Thank you thank you thank you.” That cracked me up, and she did it every day when we rehearsed, until it got to the point where she didn’t even have to do it anymore, I just cracked up as that scene approached. Finally, with about a week to go in rehearsals Mr. Stokoe had to say, “Bill and Suzy, you need to stop that clowning and get ready to perform this like professionals. We’re going to be doing it for an audience in a matter of days.” It was just the HARDEST thing to break that habit, but we managed to do it!
But it was during those rehearsals that I first learned of her diabetes. One day after school she said she didn’t feel right and needed her insulin, but it was at home. Suzy said she was afraid of what would happen if she didn’t take it soon, so Mr. Stokoe asked me to walk her home, since the scenes he was working on didn’t include us. I didn’t understand then the toll diabetes can take over time, but when I saw her again at our reunion in 1993 I could see how it had deteriorated her health. When I first saw her that night, I reached out to hug her, but she pushed me back, and I said, “Don’t push me away!” She apologized and said that she had to so she could see me, and then I noticed the thick glasses she wore. She told me a little that night about the ordeals she had gone through with her health, which obviously got worse over the years until they finally took her life. I didn’t realize at the time that her teenage diabetes would do all that, and she didn’t let it bring her down then.
But she fought to have a good life In spite of that, and I am happy that she had a happy family and a supportive husband. I lived in Downey when she lived in San Diego and we stayed in touch a bit during those years. She became good friends with a cousin of mine in those days and we used to share a little about what she was involved with. I could go on and on about Suzy, but I am glad for her that she made it to the finish line and is now where diabetes doesn’t matter, and family is forever!