PASZLI, Valeria Susan

Valeria Susan Pusty Paszli passed onto her eternal reward on September 1, 2006. Susie was born on December 9, 1916, in South Bend, Indiana. She was pre-deceased by Geza Charles Paszli after 53 years of marriage and two sons, Richard (Dick) and Louis (Bud) were lost to cancer and leukemia. Susie is survived by her sister, Mary Reeves, of Indiana and Sun City and three grandchildren: DeeAnn Crabill of Naperville, Illinois; Daneen Paszli of Mishawaka, Indiana and Timothy Paszli of South Bend, Indiana. Susie and Geza moved to Litchfield Park, Arizona in 1969. They joined the St. Peter's Episcopal Church, where Geza is interred. After cremation, Susie will be interred beside her husband. Susie loved life. She learned to fly and get her wings in 1938. She was an accomplished artist. She held many ribbons from the Litchfield Park Garden Club, the Goodyear Good Earth Garden Club and became President of the Valley Garden Center. Quilting, knitting, crocheting and parachutes were skillfully by Susie. Thomson's Valley West Funeral Chapel in Goodyear. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in her memory to Highway Christian Hospice, 67 East Weldon Ave. Suite 317, Phoenix, AZ 85012-2045. Published in The Arizona Republic on 9/10/2006.