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June Louise Suhs

June 28th, 1920 - January 1st, 2016

June's Obituary

June L. Suhs, 95, of Michigan City, IN passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at her home.   A celebration of her life will be held Thursday, January 7, 2016 from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM CST; (3:00 PM until 7:00 PM EST) at Sommerfeld Chapel, 15 N. Barton St., New Buffalo, MI. A graveside service will be held Friday, January 8, 2016 at 11AM CST; (12:00 PM EST) at Chapel Hill Gardens South, 11333 S Central Ave, Oak Lawn, IL with Rev. Bradley Bartelmay officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Waters Edge Methodist Church in New Buffalo. Those wishing to sign June’s guestbook may do so online at www.sommerfeldchapel.com.   June was born June 28, 1920 in Chicago, IL to Ralph & Margaret (Schicht) Dempsey. She was a graduate of Blue Island High School in 1937 and was an office worker at Wyman-Gordon for a decade. On October 15, 1948 she wed Carl John Suhs in Blue Island, IL. June then kept a busy schedule caring for her home and her three children. She was a member of Water’s Edge United Methodist Church in New Buffalo and was a board member and volunteer at the Harbor Country Thrift Store, Three Oaks, MI.  June spent her retirement nearly a block away from the Lake Michigan shore in a cottage built by her husband Carl. She visited the beach almost daily traveling in her locally-renowned golf cart, the “June Bug.” She would spend afternoons lolling on gentle waves in her treasured inner tube, combing the lakeside for colorful fragments of beach glass or holding court with her family or Michigan Shores neighbors. She always had a friendly hello for both friends and strangers and loved entertaining by sharing stories. At her villa in Michigan City where she spent her final years, her beloved American Girl doll, “Kit Kittredge”, stood ready for a trip to the lake with her swim gear and beach accessories.     She is survived by her three sons James (Mary) Suhs of Lockport, IL, David (Patricia) Suhs of Honolulu, HI, and Thomas (Verlyn Biere) Suhs of Oak Lawn, IL; five grandchildren Arthur Suhs of Lockport, IL, Grant Suhs of Oak Lawn, IL, Hans (Ashley) Suhs of Black Mountain, NC, Bonnie (Josiah) Bunch of Japan and Todd Suhs of Oak Park, IL; two great-grandchildren Annalora Suhs and Angus Bunch and many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband Carl on March 31, 1993 and four siblings.

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