Sue (Williams) Saul, age 89, died peacefully, at Porter Hospital in the Estuary Room on, January 23, 2017. Sue was surrounded by caring nurses, staff, and friends during the past week.
Sue was born January 30, 1927, the daughter of Robert J. Jr. and Katharine F. (Grau) Williams.
Sue graduated from The Friends Central School in Philadelphia, Pa. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 1948 with a BA in Biology. She received a Masters in Education from University of Pennsylvania in 1951, where she met her future husband, George B. Saul. Sue and George were married March 28, 1953, at Glenolden Presbyterian church in Glenolden, PA. Sue excelled in lacrosse, field hockey, basketball, and sailboat racing. Since coming to Middlebury, Vermont she was an avid fan of Mens and Womens Ice Hockey. She was a past president of the Middlebury Garden Club and a Board Member of the State, Regional and National Garden Clubs. Sue was known for her love of dogs and supported various rescue organizations. She loved her backyard birds and fed them faithfully. The Middlebury Congregational Church was part of her extended family along with her bridge partners. When she had a stroke a few years ago and she thought she couldnt play bridge anymore, Hospital Bridge partner, Eleanor Littlefield, said "no way am I going to lose you as a partner," so the re-teaching began and Sue and Eleanor won that next year. Sue leaves behind a niece, Nancy Williams and family of Idaho along with many friends and neighbors in Middlebury and Toms River, NJ. Sue was predeceased by her husband, George B. Saul, in 2001.
A service of celebration will be held at the Middlebury Congregational Church on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations in Sue Sauls memory, can be made to Homeward Bound of Middlebury or The Middlebury Congregational Church, 27 N. Pleasant Street, Middlebury, Vermont.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home.
Online condolences at www.sandersonfuneralservice.com
SERVICES
Memorial Service
Saturday, February 11, 2017
11:00 AM
Middlebury Congregational Church
27 N. Pleasant St
Middlebury, VT 05753