|
| |
The funeral Mass for John D. Suttmiller, 85 year-old Enid resident will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 31, 2019, at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church. Rev. Mark Mason officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home. There will be a visitation with family Friday evening from 5-7 at the Henninger-Hinson Chapel.
John was born August 11, 1934, in New Baltimore, Pennsylvania, to Cletus and Bernadine (Imgrund) Suttmiller and died Tuesday, August 27, 2019 in St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. He graduated High School from Berlin Brother's Valley with the Class of 1952.
On December 15, 1956, he married Barbara Anderson at Vance Air Force Base. John enlisted in the Air Force in 1954 and was honorably discharged in 1958. He owned and operated Suttmiller's Texaco for 44 years, many of those working alongside his sons.
He was a long-time member of both St. Francis Xavier and St. Gregory's Catholic Church. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Oklahoma Wrecker's Association. He was also an honorary member of the Oklahoma Trooper Association and presented a plaque for his service to the Highway Patrol. He was an avid hunter and fisherman but mostly enjoyed spending time with his kids and grandkids and his dog Scruffy.
He is survived by his wife Barbara of the home; Daughters Connie Claypole and husband Joe of Enid and Johnene Barrett and husband Rich of Mesa, AZ; sons Greg Suttmiller and wife Martha of Chandler, AZ, and Jeff Suttmiller and wife Nancy of Enid; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Donald Suttmiller and Cyril Suttmiller; and two sisters, Madeline Fochtman and Emma Hemming.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Frances Hillegass and Bernice Diehl.
This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma CemeteriesThe information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.