Susan Saucier Surette

Palmyra - Susan Saucier Surette, 48, died peacefully on December 25, 2016 at home in Palmyra, attended by her soulmate, Clint Southard, members of her family, and close friends. The strong impressions made by her lively nature, easy laugh, intense enjoyment of life and abiding love for her son Nathan will live on in the hearts of those who knew her.

Susan was born in Waterville on February 28, 1968 to Edmund E. and Joanne I. (Joler) Saucier, who predeceased her, as the youngest of their ten surviving children. She felt especially close to her parents and enjoyed collecting and cooking her mother’s recipes. She was raised in Waterville and graduated from Waterville High School in 1986. In high school, Susan was active in sports, playing soccer with the kind of skill and fun shown by her six brothers in backyard ice hockey. She had her three older sisters to thank for setting the standard. She, along with her sisters, was also a skilled skater.

After attending classes at Thomas College, Susan worked in the health care field, including a period of time in sales. Her interest in people and ease with conversation made her a natural, successful, saleswoman. Susan was passionate about the outdoors which started from an early age with her father who was a Maine Guide. Her enthusiasm was intensified after being reconnected with her high school sweetheart and soulmate, Clint Southard. She fell in love with camp where she and Clint would spend time shooting, hunting, and relaxing by the fire. It was at camp that Susan harvested her first deer. After applying for many years in the Maine State Moose Lottery she won a tag for the 2016 September hunt. Clint – a Master Maine Guide – was able to arrange the hunt with help from her son, two of her brothers, two of her nephews, and Clint’s son and his wife who all shared her interest in hunting. A clip of the documented hunt “Susan’s Amazing Story and Moose Hunt, 2016” can be found on YouTube. The bull moose kill and her reaction “I did it!” accompanied by her broad, dimpled smile, clearly meant her achievement marked a supreme moment in her life.

Susan is survived by her son Nathan Surette; her companion Clint Southard; her six brothers: Michael Saucier and wife Paula Craighead; Jon Saucier and companion Nancy Poulin; Daniel and Brenda Saucier; James and Jean Saucier; Peter and Lori Saucier; Paul Saucier and companion Cindy Jennings; her three sisters: Cathy and Dirk Kershner; Sandra Bard and companion Andrew Heckler; Patricia and John Bearce; and their families including fifteen nieces and nephews and six grand-nieces and nephews; Clint’s son Nolan and wife Christine Southard; Clint’s daughter Arielle Tuttle and husband Caleb; Clint’s daughter Tasha Howard, and Clint’s brother Todd Southard and wife Darlene.

The family wishes to publically express its deep appreciation to MaineGeneral Hospice Care including the nurses and caregivers who cared so gently for Susan before and during her passing.

Visiting hours will on Friday from 4-7 pm December 30, 2016 at Veilleux Funeral Home, 8 Elm Street, Waterville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, December, 31st at 9:00 a.m. at Notre Dame Catholic Church, 112 Silver Street, Waterville, ME. Please visit www.veilleuxfuneralhome.com to share condolences, memories and tributes with Susan’s family.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to a trust fund being set up for her son Nathan under the care of Cathy Kershner, 19 Mathews Avenue, Waterville, ME, 04901 or to Endless Season Riders, a snowmobile/ATV club which Susan and Clint are active members, at PO Box 56, Plymouth, ME 04969 in memory of Susan Saucier Surette.