Beryl "Sue" Bullard-Fisher

Susan “Aunt Sue” passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 5, 2013, after losing her battle with lung disease. During her last two years of life, as she struggled with health issues, she continued her work of loving and guiding disadvantaged young people into becoming responsible adults through her “tough love” approach. It was this approach that defined a most successful career for close to 40 years with the Department of Corrections, 5th Judicial District, as a Parole/Probation Officer.

Susan was born in Des Moines on the 20th of May, 1948, to Orrie and Meta Fisher. After graduating from Des Moines Technical High School, she attended Drake University to prepare herself for a career in criminal justice.

Throughout her life, Susan loved and cherished her many animals including dogs, cats, and raising chickens. She considered herself an amateur historian with a special interest in the Civil War, which took her to many Civil War battlefields. Her most favorite vacation spot was her beloved Ocracoke Island, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. That is where her fondest memories of the biggest fish she was ever to catch came to life.

Susan was always an avid angler, but salt water fishing at Ocracoke brought tremendous joy to her life. Other travels took her to our nation’s capitol many times where she became a student of Washington, D.C., history. Susan especially had a special fondness for Arlington National Cemetery steeped in the American history she loved.

Among her other passions, Susan became a master vegetable gardener and loved taking her camper out for a few days of R&R with family and friends. She enjoyed cooking her famous barbeque ribs, canning her mom’s pickled beets, but most importantly were her famous holiday favorites “Aunt Sue’s little weenies” for which she was published.

Susan was preceded in death by her mom and dad; brother, Raymond Fisher; first wife, Marsha; and her brother-in-law, Wesley Bullard. She is survived by her wife, Carol; sisters, Patti (Carl) Little and Judy Fisher; sister-in-law, Raye Fisher; longtime roommate, Agnes Curran; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; three great-great-nieces; and her mother-in-law, Bobbie Bass.

Many thanks from the family and friends of Susan’s go to Mercy Hospice who comforted us and guided us through this most difficult time.

Visitation for Susan will be held Wednesday, May 8, 2013, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, with a Memorial Celebration Prayer of Susan’s life at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m., Thursday, at Bloomfield United Methodist Church, 5930 Indianola Avenue in Des Moines, followed by burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery. A potluck will be held at the church following the burial.

Memorial contributions may be made to JoAnne Milby’s Animal Sanctuary, (515) 989-3591, P.O. Box 246, Carlisle, Iowa 50047 or Mercy Hospice of Des Moines.

Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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