Susan Louise Risher, 78, of Wabash, Indiana, formerly of Cedarville, Michigan, died at 2:04 am, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born June 22, 1942 in Niles, Michigan, to Richard Russell Stoll and Lillian Ruth (Harrington) Stoll Savage.
Susan was a 1960 graduate of Northside High School in Niles, Michigan. She attended Ferris State College and Wayne State University. Susan first married Ronald Risher; he died in 1996. She then married Kenneth Hawk; he also preceded her in death. She was a retired florist and owned and operated McCormick Ranch Flowers in Scottsdale, Arizona, and also taught Piano in Detroit, Michigan from 1965-1978. Susan volunteered at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix, Arizona 20 years, and was the chairperson of the Christmas Luminary Event for three years. She was a board member of the Les Cheneaux Art Council in Cedarville, Michigan, organized the Summer Art Classes several years, and in 2017 was the Liaison between the Art Council and the Hessel School House. Susan has lived in Wabash the past 4 years.
She is survived by two daughters, Kristine Marie Risher of Wabash, and Laura Ruth Risher of Litchfield Park, Arizona, two granddaughters, Kaylee Marie (Darrel) Reynolds of Terre Haute, Indiana and Faith Evangeline Bartram of Wabash, and her brother, Michael (Jill) Stoll of Bristol, Indiana. She was also preceded in death by her parents.
There will be no services. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Les Cheneaux Art Council c/o Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash, Indiana 46992.
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