Obituary of Susan Sturies

A memorial service for Susan Sturies, age 86, of Spirit Lake, will be held Friday, September 21, 2018 at 1:30pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery. Susan Bertha Sturies, of Spirit Lake, passed away at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on September 14, 2018, following a short illness. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; brother, John; sister, Eva Belle and an infant niece. Susan was born in Spirit Lake, Iowa on June 10, 1932, to Kurt Otto Sturies and Cleo Arvilla Pollard. Susan lived her entire life in Spirit Lake. She worked for many years at the Dickinson County Home until her retirement. She was an avid reader and in earlier years loved to travel - especially to California, where she was president of the Debbie Reynolds fan club and wrote a monthly newsletter for the actress. Susan was also president of the late actress Jayne Mansfield's fan club. She made frequent trips to visit Ms. Reynolds and Ms. Mansfield, and had many fond memories of her experiences while staying there. Susan was very proud of Spirit Lake/Orleans, and her state of Iowa. Susan was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and especially enjoyed quilting with her friends there. She also loved watching her Iowa Hawkeye ball games. She is survived by her brother, Milton Sturies and sister-in-law, Shirley of Ogden, Iowa; sister-in-law, Justa Sturies of Ogden, Iowa; nieces, Angela Kilworth of Waverly, Iowa, Cathy Schneider of Bedford, Texas and Meshelle Johnston of San Diego, California; as well as several great-nieces and great-nephews.