Susie Ann Woodley

Susie Ann Woodley (Sanchez), 62, of Dousman passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at Aurora Summit Hospital in Summit, WI.

Susie was born in Waukesha on August 24, 1961 to the late Baldo & Lillie Sanchez (Zertuche) Susie is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Don Woodley Sr, whom she married on August 1, 1980. From the time they met the two were inseparable. Together they had, three children, Angela (Scott) Richards of Lake Mills, Donald Jr. (Rachel) Woodley of Madison, and Catherine Woodley of Dousman as well as her three grandchildren that she loved dearly; Gabriella, Owen and Noah. She is also survived by her sisters Diane (Juan) Hernandez of Waukesha and Gilda (Dane) Augustine of Terlingua, TX; brothers Dennie (Mary) Sanchez of Waukesha and Robert Sanchez of Chicago; brothers and sisters-in-law, Alan (Janet) Woodley of Pasadena, TX, Karen (Jeff) Leis of Cashton, WI, James (Lori) Woodley of Palmyra, Edward (Julie) Woodley of Fond du Lac, William Sr. (Lisa) Woodley of Fox Lake, Susan (Bruce) Omdoll of Palmyra, and Roy III (Cheryl) Woodley of East Troy; special nieces, Ericka (Todd) Smith of Waukesha and Rosanna (Peter) Balistreri of Waukesha, as well as aunts, an uncle, many cousins, godchildren, other nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great nephews, and dear friends.

In addition to her parents, Susie is preceded in death by her sisters Mary Irene Velez, Gloria Medina and her brother Eddie Sanchez, her father-in-law Roy Woodley Jr, mother-in-law Winifred Woodley, her sister-in-law Rebecca Gereau and brother in-law Henry Flores.

Susie loved all things crafts and was very artistic. In 1991, she started working at Jo-Ann Fabrics to support one of her favorite hobbies. Susie loved making costumes for her kids, blankets for friends and family and on weekends in the early nineties, you could find her setting up a booth with her Mom at local craft fairs where they would spend the day together selling the most detailed home décor they made.

Susie lived to be a Mom. She was actively involved as a room parent when her children were growing up and attending Dousman Elementary, she was a Girl Scout Leader and cookie mom and never missed volunteering for a fieldtrip. She also took cake decorating classes and made personalized cakes for those she was close to. Susie made everything special for everyone that she loved. And just as she lived to be a Mom, she lived to be a Dima (Grandma) too. She loved every moment spent with her grandchildren, especially her overnights babysitting, teaching them to bake, making crafts, going strawberry picking and going on walks.  

Susie also enjoyed many other things in life including, collecting rocks from her friends from their travels, Peanuts (Charlie Brown), attending high school reunions as a proud Waukesha Northstar, baking and holding an annual Cookie Open House for friends and family where she baked dozens and dozens of cookies, shooting pool in a pool league, watching Packer Games with Don, hosting incredible Halloween parties and always ensuring her kids birthdays were special.

Honoring Susie’s wishes, the family will be holding a Celebration of Life in honor of Susie at the Dousman Ottawa Lion’s Community Center, 235 N. Main St., Dousman on January 21, 2024 from 12:00pm until 4:00pm. Please, no flowers, rather the family requests you make a donation to the charity of your choice.