Mrs. Susan DeWitte Davie

Susan DeWitt Davie, 83, Green Bay, gracefully flew (and not on a broomstick) into heaven on September 29, 2023 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. During the past few years, she met each and every health challenge and setback with a cheerful and indomitable spirit. Sue was born on January 15, 1940, in Green Bay, the daughter of Lawrence and Eleanor (Renard) DeWitt. She attended Annunciation Grade School and thought it’d be an adventure to be a White Sister of Africa. Needless to say, she changed her mind. She went on to graduate from West High School, and then received her B.S. degree from U.W. Madison. She continued her studies at U.W. Madison, receiving a Master’s Degree in Social Work in 1967. On October 1, 1965 Sue married Ottmar A. “Bodie” Bodemer. Bodie preceded her in death in 1980. Sue married James “Jim” Davie on February 14, 1998 and they enjoyed 25 wonderful years together. Sue and Jim particularly valued spending a year in England, courtesy of Jim’s job at Fort Howard, where Susie delighted in a walking track which ran right behind their rural home. Jim preceded her in death in 2013. Sue was employed by the State of Wisconsin Division of Corrections as a Probation and Parole Agent in Brown and surrounding counties for over 30 years. Susie relished impersonating the Wicked Witch of the West for neighborhood children at Halloween (“Hello, my pretties!”) and for her relatives at any time of year. She also had a special fondness for crows. Sue was a voracious reader and also methodically amassed an eclectic collection of original art. She loved classical music, particularly chamber music performed by Midsummer’s Music in Door County. Until very recently, Sue enjoyed water aerobics at the YWCA a few times a week, and weekly coffee klatches with the “boys” (former work mates). She was a much beloved addition to weekend cocktails and dinners with her cousins at their cottage in Dyckesville. Sue was preceded in death by her parents and one brother and sister-in-law, Dan and Marilyn DeWitt. She is survived by her sister Dina Plumb of Sun Prairie, and by her husbands’ children, Steve Bodemer, Andrew Davie (Amanda), Karen Vaccarello, and Elizabeth Leist. She is also survived by nieces and nephews Mike DeWitt, Colette Kuhfuss, Phil DeWitt, and Renee Bisby, as well as cousins and other relatives and friends. Gathering of family and friends will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 20, 2023 at the Green Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 1313 Main Street. A brief Memorial Service will follow at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a memorial donation to a charity of one’s choice be made in Susan’s name. The family would like to give a sincere thank you to Green Bay Oncology and all other health providers, including Prevea, for their years of support for Sue. She couldn’t have made it so long and so well without you. St. Vincent ICU also deserves gratitude for their kind care during her last few days. We would also like to thank her cousins, Di Renard Gorbette and Christine "Tina" Renard, and families for being there whenever Sue needed anything.

Mrs. Susan DeWitte Davie

January 15, 1940 - September 29, 2023