I wanted to say first of all that I will miss you greatly. You were a loving , caring, giving person and a very special aunt to me. I am sorry I missed seeing you one last time. I will always have you in my heart and remember you in are memories together. May you rest in peace and I will see you again someday. I love you Aunt sue. <3

Message from Ginny and Tom York

January 30, 2015 10:34 PM

We are so very sorry to hear this sad news. Sue was a good friend of my sister, Lynne Varga, and for that I am grateful. Lynne loved Sue and her family so much. As Lynne's sister I knew Sue and was impressed. I also knew Sue's parents when we were all children in the same neighborhood. Those were good times...Our condolences to a very fine family...God bless you all...

Message from Paul "Pete" and Marlene Kleckner

January 30, 2015 11:59 AM

Rock, It is with heart felt sadness I write this. Sue was a wonderful loving person and will be missed deeply by all those who have know her. The time we spent together are fond memories. The trip she made to Colorado Springs to visit was a great time for all of us and we shared many wonderful memories of our past. I know Sue is in heaven and is our special angel watching over all of us. Know our thoughts and prayers are with you and all your family today and everyday.

Message from Sheryll Harper, principal of Discovery Middle School

January 30, 2015 10:34 AM

Please know that we are greatly saddened hearing of Mrs. Pierce's passing. All of us at Discovery send our condolences and will look after Thomas as we finish this school year and throughout his middle school years here with us! Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help him (and you) through this difficult time. Personally, my thoughts and prayers are with all of you!

Message from The Ciddios (Hortons)

January 30, 2015 8:22 AM

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all today. May God comfort you in your time of loss and give you peace now and forevermore.

Message from Kristen Fallon Zabell

January 29, 2015 8:12 PM

I have such fond memories from all the times I hung out at the Pierce house in Versailles in my tween years - growing up with my best friend, Dana. Sue (or "Mrs. Pierce" to me at the time) was always fun, kind and cool (not always easy for a tween to think of an adult as being cool.) I remember her and those hot cinnamon candies! And her driving Dana & I around to where we needed to go, playing her music. Good memories. I'm sad to hear of her passing. My thoughts are with Dana and the rest of the family.

Message from Dixie Mohr Pierce Lawrence

January 29, 2015 3:04 PM

Rock, Dawn, Dana, Ron and Thomas,

I am so sorry to hear of Sue's passing. She and I shared a great many times together. We "cleaned" our homes together, laughing our tails off about one thing or another. We bowled together, we raised our kids together. She was like a sister to me while I was a part of the family. I have very fond and lasting memories of her. I know you will be troubled by her untimely passing. There are no answers to comfort your grief, only her lasting love and preciious memories. I am thinking of each of you during this sad time.

Message from Dee Nuckols(fomerly Deena Turner)

January 29, 2015 10:04 AM

Dawn & Dana, I am so sorry for the loss of your mother. May your treasured memories with her help comfort you in this very difficult time. Thoughts and prayers.

Message from Justin, Carlotta, Samantha, and Patrick Watson

January 29, 2015 4:19 AM

This is truly heartbreaking news. Sue was a kind, sweet, and caring woman with a big heart and a lot of spunk. She was feisty, and we loved her. The neighborhood will just not be the same without her. Our thoughts and prayers are with her beloved family.

Message from Judie Vinnedge (cousin)

January 28, 2015 8:52 PM

My dear dear sweet cousin. You know it was only about two weeks ago that I spoke with you. It had been awhile before that, but we knew that we were here for each other when we wanted to talk. I will miss her so much. Ron and family, I am so saddened by this that I just don't have words. When her and I would talk it would be at least close to an hour that we just blabbed. Talking about anything, everything, old days when we were growing up, whatever. She will be missed deeply. Just knowing that I can't call her anymore breaks my heart. I knew she would be there if I wanted to talk to her. Family, my deepest condolences to all of you. I know what you are feeling because I am feeling it too. We always said I love you before we hung up. I love all of you too. Judie

Message from Dudley Gaines

January 28, 2015 7:02 PM

Ron, Dawn and Dana,
I'm so sorry about your mother. Praying for you and family.
Dudley Gaines

Message from Debi Ciddio "Cuz"

January 28, 2015 6:17 PM

In our younger years, Sue and I spent Thanksgivings, Christmases and summers with our Goodrich/Horton/Kleckner/Sprinkle side of the family in South Bend and Mishawaka. As my older (6 years) cousin, I looked up to her as the mysterious, beautiful blue-eyed example of a blossoming woman.
It wasn't until some forty years later that we would re-connect during her visit to NM (one of two she would make). The second time she came to NM she stayed with me. We had a great time watching Indian dances, eating, shopping and doing girl things. She made fast friends with my cat (yes, she did), my son and actually did a bit of my husband's ironing. We took off on a wild hair trip to Farmington, about 4 hours away, to visit my older sister.
I got to visit our old stomping grounds in South Bend and Mishawaka when I visited around 2008. Sue took me to see our Grandmother's old houses where we all played, ate, played pool and spied on our parents. Of course, Sue was too mature and sophisticated to do that and I think we younger ones usually spied on Sue and my older sister. ( I am uploading a picture of she and Rock I took while I was there.)
After that re-connection, we became quite close- emailing frequently (before Thomas discovered the computer) and regular calls. I talked to her less than three weeks before she died. In fact, yesterday, I was so happy to see her name come up on caller ID, I thought it was her. I answered, yelling "Sue!" into the phone, only to find out it was Rock with the sad news.
I can not tell you what a void she leaves in my life. In these last 14 years, she was truly a sister to me. We commiserated over childhood disappointments in life and she was there for me as new and difficult circumstances entered my life. We talked of family events, the excitement of new babies, and I loved to gain some time to talk to Rock as well when I called.
I have a place that was set up in my garage when she came to visit (she still smoked then) and I had painted a canvas with the words "Sue's Spot" to mark her little corner table and comfy chair. In cleaning out the garage we recently came upon the canvas again and hung it back up. We intend on keeping it right there.
When I was visiting her, we sat outside one hot afternoon, wrote some thoughts, prayers and worries on balloons and let them fly. I shall do the same in the next few days. I will write what a beautiful, kind loving soul she was to me and my family. How she had a heart that was genuine, truly cared for others and deserved to be loved the same. I will write..."Whatever!" with a chuckle and let the balloon fly.
As we always ended our conversations...."Love!"
Debi Ciddio

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Sue A. (Goodrick) Pierce

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