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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Suzuyo" Suzy" Wenger
Suzuyo" Suzy"
Wenger
Mar 31, 1926 — Nov 7, 2022
Leavenworth
Suzuyo" Suzy" Wenger's Obituary
On November 7, 2022, Suzuyo
"Suzy"
Wenger (née Hongo), devoted wife and beloved mother, peacefully passed away at the age of 96. Suzy was born on March 31, 1926 in
Sendai
, Japan, to her parents Kokichi and Nobu Hongo. She met her future husband, Donald C. Wenger, while he was stationed with the U.S. Army at Camp Matsushima, and they were married on January 8, 1954, in Sapporo, Japan.
They returned to America in July 1956, and
a year later
welcomed their daughter Karen at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
. Suzy was very proud when she was granted US Citizenship on December 10, 1959.
Suzy
learned the English language and American cooking while
working
for an Army colonel in Japan
,
and
she later worked at
the
Fort Leavenworth
PX. After she retired, she enjoyed
being the host mother
for
families of Fort Leavenworth Japanese liaison officers
, sewing, being a "good cooker!," playing canasta, bowling, and ceramics. And, boy, did she have a green thumb that bloomed an explosion of colorful flowers every spring.
She is survived by her husband, Donald, of Lansing, Kansas, her daughter Karen
(
and husband
Steve
Briggs
) of C
alifornia
,
her grand
children
, Amy
and
Joe Gorman
of
New York
;
her former son-in-law, Bryan Gorman of
Tennessee
and two
sisters Yukiko and Toshiko
of Sendai,
Japan
.
In lieu of flowers, friends and family are welcome to send a donation in Suzy's name to the charity of their choice
or to Kimochi, Inc., 1715 Buchanan Street, San Francisco, CA 94115.
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