Loving someone and losing them, not a moment past, is never easy. However, life is not about regrets and missed opportunities – it is about living it to the fullest and touching the lives of those you love and care for.
Sue Ann, your spirit and love endures in us all. There are so many stories of your life, which you shared so selflessly with those around you, and it would be careless if we did not share those moments with the countless people whose lives you have made brighter. For each one of us has a story, a quote, a happy if not painfully, sidesplitting, laughter induced, hands on our knees, hysterical memory of you. You were always only a phone call away, even at four in the morning, if we needed someone to talk to and feel loved when we thought it impossible. In our darkest moments, you were our light and though you are no longer with us in body, your spirit and memory lives on through us all.
Sinatra sang it best in My Way and the last thing Sue Ann would want is to have a room full of people sobbing for the wrong reason, or in her case, a football stadium filled to the brim! It is never goodbye, it’s see you later, though it may 'bring a tear to me glass eye'.
Please share a memory, photo, quote, anything to help keep Sue Ann's life and love alive and with us always.
-HOEFLER FAMILY
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oh yea -- over 30,000 visited your site - for real. you really left your make in everyone's heart.
love and miss you very much.
One of the greatest nurse's I ever met
Our OB Bethel family, the best kept secret you can bet.
Everyone thought I was the midwife
But little did they know
There was a powerhouse on the late shift
She was really running the show.
Sue Ann could deliver any woman
Turn her body left and right
"Come on rotate that baby. I don't have all night"
I know you can hear her say that
With her honest, humorous tone
She was loved by the Native women
Never leaving anyone alone.
Her colleagues and peers adored her
Knowing she had a strong back bone.
If you ever needed someone to talk to
You could call her on the phone.
Sue Ann was so considerate, so generous and kind
Her inspiration to me is to live fully
And absolutely keep a humorous mind!
Blessings always to Sue Ann's family and friends who loved her.
Sunset over Sleeping Lady
Snow Cake
Happy Birthday in Heaven
Miss you lots