Susan H. Sohler

Susan Helen Sohler, age 106, of Evansville, Indiana passed away on June 13, 2016 at Parkview Care Center. Susan was born February 10, 1910 to Pauline (Denner) and William Sohler on a farm near Belden, Nebraska. She graduated from Wayne State College, Nebraska where she was also a member of the basketball team. After graduating, she taught school and later was the first woman employed at the Seattle, Washington weather station. During WWII, she served in the United States Navy as a member of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) stationed in Ottumwa, Iowa. After the war she was employed as an accountant for the state of California. Susan then cared for her brother Jerry for 35 years in Belden and Hartington, Nebraska. In 2002 she moved to Evansville, Indiana to the home of Matt and Pauline Bartek, her niece, until becoming a resident of Parkview Care Center in 2006 where she enjoyed many friendships with staff and residents. Susan was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church and Seniors Group and a past member of the California and Hartington Nebraska American Legions and Hartington Nebraska Historical Society. Susan was preceded in death by her parents, Pauline and William Sohler; brothers Edward (Donna) and Gerald; sisters Cecelia, Julia, Ellen (John) Curran, and Clara (Tom) Lydon; niece Barbara Sohler (Tom) Murphy, and a gt. nephew Brian Diederich. She is survived by nieces and nephews: Shirley Mendenhall and Rita (Carl) Carlson of Omaha, Nebraska; JoAnn (Delbert) Birkel of Bonesteel, South Dakota; Patrick Curran of Albion, Nebraska; Fr. Bill Curran of Savelugu, Ghana; Mary Ellen (Dean) Diederich of Greenleaf, Kansas; John (Chris) Curran of Carmel, Indiana; and Pauline (Matt) Bartek of Evansville, Indiana. Susan is also survived by 40 great nieces and nephews; 122 gt. gt. nieces and nephews; and 24 gt. gt. gt. nieces and nephews. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday, June 17 at 11:00 a.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Evansville, Indiana; Rev. Claude Burns officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Coleridge, Nebraska. Friends may visit with the family from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Corpus Christi. Memorial contributions may be made to Corpus Christi Catholic Church or the Missionaries of Africa. The family is grateful for the loving care she received from the staff at Parkview Care Center. They would also like to thank all the military personnel who made her feel special at Parkview, SWIRCA, and at the University of Evansville Women's Retired Military conferences.

Susan H. Sohler

February 10, 1910 - June 13, 2016