Sutter, Wally
Wally Sutter died peacefully in his sleep last Sunday of old age and illness. He was 90 years old and preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Betty. Wally is survived by their children Judi Brantley, Lonna Lindsay, Bill Sutter, Linda Michaelis, and Debbie Burkett; 13 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. A Phoenix native, Wally served in the Army's South Pacific campaigns during World War II. A long and varied career followed, mostly as an operator and mechanic on heavy-duty construction equipment. He was a member of Operating Engineers Local 428 for 56 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with family and friends and, in retirement, backyard gardening and summers in Flagstaff. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 10, at A.L. Moore Grimshaw Mortuary, 710 West Bethany Home Road in Phoenix. Entombment will follow at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery's Encanto Mausoleum. The family asks that you donate to Hospice of the Valley rather than sending flowers. Arrangements are under the direction of A.L. Moore Grimshaw Bethany Chapel.
Published in The Arizona Republic on 7/9/2009