Sue Carol Lindner

Sue Carol (McBath) Lindner 86 of Centennial, Colorado passed away February 18, 2016. Preceded in death by her husband, Eugene. Sue was born in Watertown, South Dakota and graduated from Watertown High School in 1948. She went to Art School and worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota following graduation. She married Eugene R. Lindner in Watertown, South Dakota in 1951 and were together for 64 years. Sue was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Eunice McBath, and by her sister, Maxine (Mrs. Donald) Knutson. Sue is survived by four children; Diana Hall of Richmond, Texas; Jill (Mrs. Bryan) Cross of Golden, Colorado; Jeffrey Lindner of Centennial, Colorado; Chelsea Lindner of Belvidere, Vermont; and six grandchildren. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, February 29, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, Centennial, Colorado. Interment will be at a later date at Holy Rosary Cemetery, Kranzburg, South Dakota. ~~~ Remembrances of Sue Carol Lindner ~~~ Written by Jill Cross with memories from her siblings Mom once mentioned to me she was almost named ""Lily,"" after the flower, Lily-of-the-Valley. I could tell she loved the name. I researched Lily-of-the-Valley. It's description: ""A delicate little white flower which grows in shade gardens and has a lovely fragrance."" This describes our Mom – lovely, sweet, delicate, shy, humble. We've all been spending a lot of time lately recalling stories about our mother, and I want to share with all of you some of the little things that my brother and sisters and I remember best about Mom. Chelsea remembers one of her favorite things about Mom was that she was never judgmental. When she saw something unusual, Mom might roll her eyes and say, ""Oh well,"" but she'd wave her hand dismissively and would never mention it again. Diana recalls that Mom's world revolved around her family of four children, her pets, her gardening, and cooking. In the 60's we would all go on family picnics in the mountains, bringing home beautiful Colorado Quartz, some covered in moss, for Mom's rock gardens. Mom had a natural talent and love for growing plants. We grew up surrounded by beautiful flower and vegetable gardens. I remember so many wonderful flowers of all kinds. Mom could grow anything! She loved sweet peas, roses – she grew fragrant, lovely roses - and even grew her beloved Lily-of-the-Valley. Mom grew them along the fence in the back yard at their old house on Dexter Street. Diana and Chelsea both mentioned Mom's famous chocolate zucchini bread recipe, which we all love. She and Dad grew zucchini the size of watermelons in their garden. Chelsea said Mom transformed her zucchini bread recipe, which took a year to develop, into the best chocolate zucchini brownie recipe in one try! Jeff remembers Mom loving to cook and all the cookbooks she collected. Mom would sometimes try something completely new, like the time she made a Chinese-style dish. It was very good, but she didn't have a name for it. We named it after her by calling it ""My-Fun-Sue."" Mom was at home in her kitchen, where she inspired all of us with her ease and confidence. All her kids cook and bake well, and I am grateful that she shared her gift with us. I remember spending many times watching Mom cook, while we talked about life. I know she did that with each of us, making us feel special and loved. Chelsea, Diana and I remember how much Mom loved silly things, and to be silly. When I was a little girl, I had an attack of the giggles one day while Mom was cooking. I was spinning around in a dinette chair in the kitchen and I could not stop giggling. She loved that. Jeff mentioned how much Mom loved animals. We had pet dogs in our lives at different times growing up. Perky and Muffin. Muffin, our Cock-a-Poo, was Mom's favorite. Jeff remembers when Mom watched T.V., she always had her little dog sitting in her lap or on her feet. Jeff also remembers Mom's smile and how her blue eyes shined when she laughed. She did have the most amazing blue eyes. Whenever I see the movie ""Gone with the Wind"" I think of Mom. She looked so much like the actress Vivian Lee who played Scarlet O'Hara. Mom had the same sweet smile, the laughing blue eyes, the fair skin, the dark eyelashes. Mom was beautiful inside and out. I remember Mom sewed. She showed us basic sewing, like how to sew on a button. Mom had a round button tin full of many different sizes, colors and shapes of buttons she had collected. I loved as a child sifting through the buttons with my fingers, digging to the bottom to see what I would find. One of my favorite memories of Mom and one that describes her so well is how she would hold my face in her hands and give me that precious, sweet smile that told me she how much she loved me. I know she did that with each of us. It was always a joy to look into her beautiful face. Mom loved her six grandchildren: Jason and Daniel Cross, Marlene, Jacqueline and Rochelle Lindner; and Katherine Hall Goldberg. She delighted in them all, and in her two great-grandchildren, Courtney and Nathan Goldberg. I mentioned earlier I looked up the name ""Lily."" Well, I also looked up the meaning of the name ""Sue."" In Greek, it's derived from Sousanna, from Hebrew, Sosanna. My precious Mom never knew this, (but I'm sure she now knows in Paradise) that the name ""Sue"" means - ""Gracious Lily."" We love you Mom. We are so grateful to have had the joy of having you in our lives. Our beautiful, loving, gracious lily.