Sue Bixler
August 16, 1930 ~ November 13, 2017
Sue Bixler, 87, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully Monday, November 13, 2017, with family by her side. Per Sue's request, Private Family Services will be held. Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, is caring for Sue and her family.
Survivors include her children, Patrick (Beth) O'Neill, Kathleen O'Neill, and Peggy O'Neill; grandchildren, Shauna (Chuck) Pertzsch, Megan (Marcus) Burns, Colleen O'Neill, Greg (Jodi) Mallar, Shannon (Josh) Cooper, and Lindsey (Shane Swetel) O'Neill; 13 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and many extended family members, friends, and neighbors.
Sue Marie Babcock was born August 16, 1930, in Fulton County Ohio, to Cleo and Annah (Smallman) Babcock. She married Gary O'Neill in 1948, and they had four children. They later divorced. She married Calvin Bixler on December 30, 1967, in Ohio. Sue worked for Bell Telephone for 25 years. After retiring, she was able to do what she loved: gardening, bird watching, cooking, and gathering with friends and family. Sue made a family out of her neighbors, and though they moved, she kept in touch via beautifully written letters. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her favorite pastime. Sue was a positive and happy person who saw the good in everyone she met. She will be missed by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Calvin; son, Kelly O'Neill; and great-grandson, Cash O'Neill.
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“Dear Sweet Neighbors” was how Sue started notes to all of us. She was Our dear neighbor. Such a sweet lady and we have missed having her across the street. Our thoughts are with all of her family. Janna & Jeff Axline
I am so very sorry for your loss. Please find comfort in God’s sure promise of a resurrection as set forth in the Bible. (Acts 24:15; John 5:28,29) Those who are raised to life will have the prospect of never again being subject to misery, sickness, or death. (Revelation 21:4) I hope that reflecting on these thoughts will give you some relief during this difficult time.
My name is Alice Tedrow. My maiden name was Clinton. Sue was our neighbor from 1945-1948. We lived on Road N in Fulton County, Ohio.. Sue rode on our school bus and I remember her wearing white rabbit fur ear muffs and matching mittens. I always wished I could have had ear muffs and mittens just like hers. She was very pretty with beautiful red hair and she was an extremely nice and sweet person! She was in high school and came to my classroom to get the lunch milk count. I was born September 15, 1938, so she was 8 years and 1 month older than I was. My father Roy Clinton taught in the high school in Ai at the Fulton School and also directed the band at that school. Sue may have been in my oldest brother Frank Clinton’s class at Fulton School. I am sorry to hear of her passing and know how much she will be missed by all who knew her..