In Memory

Susan Barrett (Stier)

Susan C. (Barrett) Stier                 

Susan passed away on March 1, 2019, at age 67, at home in Cape Coral, surrounded by family and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, March 11, at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Cape Coral, Florida, for Susan Stier, age 67, originally from St. Cloud, Minnesota.  Family and friends may call from 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM (before the service) at the church.  A separate service and the burial in St. Cloud will be scheduled for a date to be determined in June.

Susan was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to Duane and Teresa Barrett. Susan graduated from Holy Spirit Grade School, Cathedral High School, and St. Cloud State University.  Susan met Timothy Stier in 1968, and they married in 1973.  The couple moved from St. Cloud in 1978.  Over the following 16 years, they lived and worked in Honolulu Hawaii, New York City, Little Rock Arkansas, southern California (near Los Angeles), and Springfield Virginia (near Washington, DC).  Until her retirement in 2004, Susan worked as an elementary education teacher.

Upon retirement in 2004, Susan and Timothy moved to Cape Coral, and established a summer residence in St. Cloud.  In retirement, Susan enjoyed sailing, camping, and music with family and friends, as well as cooking, gardening, and volunteering.

She is survived by her husband Timothy Stier; mother Teresa Barrett; sisters Barbara Nieland (Thomas) & Mary Jo Polfliet (Donald); brothers Eugene Barrett (Rita) & Richard Barrett; one niece, nephews, & grand nephews, including godchild Nicholas Nieland.

Susan was preceded in death by her father, Duane Barrett.

A special thank you to all those who gave their care and support to Susan during the final weeks of her battle with cancer, including the Cape Coral Hospital and Hope (Hospice) Health Care, and especially her sister Barbara and  close friends Jude, Sharon, Jane, & Rodger.

Memorials are preferred to the Edison Sailing Center (a youth sailing organization) in Fort Myers, Florida.