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Roger W. Suhr age 62 of Watertown passed away on Saturday October
5, 2013
following a fall from a tree stand while hunting.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday October 12, 2013 at 11
a.m. at St.
John’s Lutheran Church in Watertown with Rev. Clint Burrows of St.
Mark’s
Lutheran Church in Richwood officiating. Burial will be at the
Lutheran Cemetery
in Watertown. Relatives and friends may call at the Hafemeister
Funeral Home in
Watertown on Friday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and at St. John’s
Lutheran on
Saturday from
10 a.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers,
memorials
to St. Mark’s Lutheran
Church in Richwood, or to the charity of one’s
choice would be appreciated. Roger was a very generous person and
was a
tissue donor, and because of this, others will be given the
opportunity to see and
live a more productive, and
satisfying life. The Hafemeister Funeral Home of Watertown is
serving the family.
Roger William Suhr was born on February 5, 1951 in Watertown, the
son of
Norman and Esther (Borth) Suhr. He was a 1969 graduate of the
Watertown
Senior High School and was the state wrestling champion in his
weight class in
1969. Roger graduated in 1974 from the University of Wisconsin
Stevens Point
with a degree in Natural Resources. Afterwards Roger worked on the
Alaskan Pipeline for a
number of years. On June 7, 1980 Roger married Ellen McFarland at
St.
Bernard’s Catholic Church in Watertown. He and his wife farmed in
the Town of
Emmet for twenty years. Roger was also a finish carpenter for
himself and
various contractors in the Watertown area. He was a member of the
Isaac
Walton League of America. Roger loved the outdoors, especially
fishing and
hunting at the family cottage. He
enjoyed watching his children in various sporting events
and traveling together as a family.
Roger is survived by his wife Ellen, his three children, Jason
(Kendall) Suhr of
Waukesha, Julie (Richard) Goss of Fort Atkinson and Robert Suhr of
Watertown,
his mother-in-law, Ruth McFarland of Watertown, and two
grandchildren,
Addison
and Amelia Suhr. Roger was very excited about his third grandchild
that is
due in December. He is also survived by a sister, Jane (Dennis)
Fischer of
Minneapolis,
MN and a brother Ronald (Penny) Suhr of Watertown, nieces,
nephews, other
relatives and many friends. Roger was preceded in death by his
parents and his
father-in-law Robert McFarland.