Andrew M. Suedel

Andrew Milton Suedel 82, Sabin, MN died at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit Sunday, May 23, 2005. Andrew was born May 12, 1922 to John and Minnie Krabbenhoft Suedel near Sabin, MN. He attended rural Onan School.He entered the U.S. Army May 1945 and was discharged August 1946. He became Postmaster in Sabin in 1947, transferred to Rural Mail Carrier in 1952 and served that route for forty two years. He also worked for Fankhanel Standard Service part time for twenty years.He married Bessie Smith on February 3, 1945 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sabin, MN. He belonged to the American Legion and National Rural Letter Carriers Associations.He was a life long member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Sabin, Mn. Andrew is survived by his wife of 59 years, Bessie, Sabin, MN; one son, David Jody, Sabin, MN, two grandsons, Jon Tanya, Audubon, MN and Ryan Kelly, Bentonville, AR and seven great grandchildren; two sisters, Irene Earl Roesler, Leonard, ND and Julie Gunkel, Moorhead, MN. A brother in law, Leonard Lammers, Moorhead, MN and a sister in law, Gloria Suedel, Moorhead, MN and several nieces and nephews and cousins.He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Glenn, sisters, Hazel Olson, Adeline Peterson and Ruby Lammers. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He went to Wyoming and hunted deer with the same family for thirty years. He loved camping with family and friends. He loved the outdoors. Andrew's family would like to thank the nurses and doctors at MeritCare for all of their loving care, especially the palliative care unit.