SHIRLEY M. POTTER

Shirley Marie Suettinger Potter, age 89, passed away on Jan. 31, 2010, at
Village-at-the-Harbour Center in Friday Harbor, Washington.
Shirley Marie Suettinger was born on April 18, 1920, in Two Rivers, daughter
of the late Robert G. and Clara (Holler) Suettinger, and sister of the late
Robert W. Suettinger. She graduated from Washington High School in Two Rivers
and received a teaching certificate from the Oshkosh State Teachers College in
1942. Shirley was an elementary school teacher in Wausau, Two Rivers, Rhinelander,
and Juneau, Alaska, from 1942 until her retirement in 1974.
Shirley married Robert Malcolm Potter in 1952, and the couple moved to Alaska in
1956, prior to its statehood. They were avid boaters and fishing enthusiasts, and
loved living in shoreline homes. In 1974, after their retirement, they moved to
Friday Harbor, Washington, where they built a home that faced the Straits of Juan
de Fuca and the Canadian island of Victoria. Bob Potter died in 1985, and Shirley
remained in Friday Harbor, active in her community, church, gardening club and
bridge groups.
A memorial service was held in Friday Harbor, Washington, on Feb. 5, 2010, and her
cremated remains were brought back to Two Rivers. A second memorial service for
Shirley will now be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at Grace Congrega-
tional Church, 2801 Garfield Street, Two Rivers, followed by the interment of her
cremated remains at Pioneers Rest Cemetery, Two Rivers. The Reverend Kim Henning
will officiate at the memorial service.
The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home, Two Rivers is assisting the family with funeral
arrangements.
The family wishes to thank the Village-at-the-Harbour Center of Friday Harbor for
the loving care they provided to Shirley in her last months of life. Memorial gifts
may be given to: Mullis Senior Center, P.O. Box 951, Friday Harbor, WA 98250; or to
the San Juan Community Theater, P.O. Box 1063, Friday Harbor WA 98250.
Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 5, 2010
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