In Memory

Suzanne Downes (Howell Truch)

Suzanne Downes (Howell Truch)

Suzanne Jo Downes Howell Truch.  Suzanne Jo passed away at Leila Hospital in Battle Creek on July 6, 1984, where she was taken after being stricken at home.  She was a native and lifelong resident of Battle Creek.  She first married Larry Howell in 1966, then Dieter Truch in 1974.  She had worked in her home and attended the First Wesleyan Church.  Survivors included her husband, Dieter Truch; daughters, Lori and Michelle; a son, Craig; her mother, Laura (Spinney) Downes, her father, Jessie Downes; a brother Michael Downes; and a sister, Lisa Haggits.

Information from Battle Creek Enquirer obtained from Willard Library and website wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com