SUSAN FRANCES WHEELER, 51, of 50 Olsen Road, Lanesborough, died Tuesday morning at her home where she had lived the past 25 years.
Born in Pittsfield, March 11, 1955, a daughter of Bertha L. Hatch Truden and the
late James F. Truden, Sr., she attended Mount Greylock Regional High School.
Primarily a homemaker, she had at one time worked as a sales associate at The Gap, had a booth at the Vermont Antique Barn, the Bradley Farm, and as a private Chef.Mrs. Wheeler was a member of the Lanesborough Historical Society, and the
Lanesborough Scholarship Fund which she helped support through plant sales, and was
at one time, a member of First United Methodist Church in Pittsfield. She had at one
She enjoyed gardening and cooking, and was an avid reader. She was considered an
expert when it came to perennials and antiques and was always willing to share her
knowledge with people. Children were her greatest love. She leaves her husband, George Thomas "Tommy" Wheeler, whom she married
December 30, 1971. Besides her husband and her mother, Mrs. Wheeler is survived by two sons,
Christopher Wheeler of Pittsfield and Andrew Wheeler of Lanesborough; a daughter,
Aimee Casey of Cheshire; two brothers, James F. Truden, Jr., of Lee and Michael J.
Truden of Pittsfield; four sisters, Kathleen L.Brassard of Palmetto, Florida; Mary E.
Truden of Bradenton, Florida, Joanne M. Oggiani of Great Barrington, and Jennifer
Jennings of Pownal, Vermont; and a grandson.

FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services for SUSAN FRANCES WHEELER who died Tuesday,
Decemeber 12, will be Friday, December 15, at 9:15 a.m., from DERY FUNERAL
HOME with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m., at St. Charles Church,
celebrated by Rev. David R. Raymond, Pastor of North American Martyrs Church.
Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours will be today [Thursday]
from 4:00 to 7:00 at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of
Mrs. Wheeler may be made to HospiceCare in The Berkshires in care of the Funeral
Home, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield.
Susan, who is remembered for her whacky sense of humor that made all who
knew her laugh, will be lovingly missed by her son-in-law, Todd Casey; her grandson,
Conroy F. Casey; her mother-in-law, Margarethe Wheeler; brothers-in-law, Richard
Brassard and Paul "PJ" Jennings, Scott Wheeler and Eric Wheeler; sisters-in-law, Linda
(Mrs. James) Truden and Martha Brown; many nieces and nephews with whom she loved
to play; and her two kitty cats, Grace and Foofee.

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