Susanna Ellison age 83, died Monday, December 3, 2018 at St. Luke's Unity Point Hospital following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 Saturday morning, December 8, 2018 at Peace Church, where friends may call after 10:00.  Interment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery at a later date.  Pastor Mike Cleeton will officiate at the services.  In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association.  Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello has taken Susanna and her family into their care.

Surviving is her husband, Richard,  a son Tony (Tammy) 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren and 7 siblings, Esther Kirby, Martha Lantermans, P.J. (Betty) Hasler, Ken (Bev Harms) Hasler, Jim Hasler, Lester (Yolanda) Hasler, Robert (Sharon) Hasler. She was preceded in death by her parents, and 3 children, Jody, Terri and Tracey.

Susanna Mary Hasler was born September 23, 1935 at Monticello, Iowa.  She was the daughter of James and Katherine Meyer, Hasler.  Susie graduated from the Monticello Community Schools with the class of 1954.   She married Richard Ellison on September 26, 1954 at the Evangelical Reform Church.  She was employed at Teadrow's Sweet Shop and in more recent years at Asgrow Seed in Anamosa.  For most of her life Susie was a mom and farm wife.

She enjoyed sewing, quilting and crocheting.  She crocheted blankets and afghans for everyone in the family.  She and her daughter Terri made quilts for hospice.  She was a caring and loving person who was always there to help.