Suzanne Labelle Lippert

Suzanne "Sue" LaBelle Lippert, age 57, of First Road in Bremen, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2005, as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born on December 7, 1947, in Elkhart, Indiana, to Ray & Norma (LaBelle) Conley.

Sue lived in Bremen for the past 28 years, coming from Elkhart. She was a Q.M.A., and most recently worked for Shady Rest in Plymouth, Indiana. She worked for 20+ years for the Bremen Health Care Center, where she was certified as a Q.M.A. and was director of the Alzheimer's unit. She also worked for a period of time for Miller's Merry Manor in Wakarusa.

Sue was a graduate of Elkhart Memorial High School and received her Q.M.A. certification from the Bremen Health Care Center. She was blessed into the Osceola United Pentecostal Church where she acted as Song Leader, Sunday School Teacher and also worked as a Youth Group Leader. She was a former member of the Bremen Pentecostal of Act 4:12 Church and most recently began attending the Full Gospel Church in Paw Paw, Michigan.

On February 26, 1966, she married Lawrence J. Lippert. He survives.

Survivors include her husband Lawrence J. Lippert. 3 daughters: Jodi (Shawn) Fitzsimmons of Mishawaka, Indiana, Ann (Steve) Weaver of South Bend, and Tracey Lippert of Bremen. A son: Scott Lippert of Mishawaka. Grandchildren: Deacon Fitzsimmons, Derek Weaver, Brytanie, Bryleigh & Ashlee Lippert; November and Naven Lippert. 1 brother: John Conley of Charlotte, North Carolina, and a sister: Leslie Hughes of Hattysburg, Mississippi. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother: Larry Conley.

Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at 6:00PM, at the Bremen Pentecostal of Act 4:12 Church in Bremen. Family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the Memorial Service on Tuesday at the Church. Rev. John Bollinger and Rev. Bill Chapman will officiate.

Special messages from the Family: Sue was a very compassionate person who enjoyed working with the residents at her places of work. She often commented that the residents gave so much more to her than she gave to them. She was very interested in working with Alzheimer's patients, as she worked as the Director of the Alzheimer's units at the Nursing Homes at which she worked. Her final words to the police officer that was comforting Sue at the scene of the accident was that "She Loved God and She Loved Her Family." Her final words were a testimony to her "motto" in life, which was, "Make the Best of Everything in Life, because God will get you through it." She always made life Fun, no matter the circumstances and always had a smile. She will be dearly missed by her family and all who knew her.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.