Susan Zupher

Susan Marie Smolinski Zupfer, age 80, passed away in Bonita Springs, Florida on June 11, 2026. She was born in St. Paul, MN on Feb. 10, 1946. The first born of nine, she was around children her whole life. As a teen, Susan met her husband of 61 years and married Gary Henry Zupfer on Feb. 25, 1965.

They raised their kids while she managed Lakeview Motel in Crosby. After the children were grown, she co-founded and owned Blow Molded Specialties. Later she worked as the Unbank Vault Manager at Grand Casino Mille Lacs. They retired to Bonita Springs, FL where she was a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. Sue enjoyed gardening, sewing and playing cards.

Susan is survived by he husband, Gary; her children: Julie (Kris), Gary (Elena) and Kathy (Dan); grandchildren Kaiya (Maurice), Drew and Quinn Anderson and Maren (Jacob) and Brendan Brown; great-grandchildren Jackson and Olive Greene. She is also survived by siblings Georgie, Johnny, Jimmy, Tommy, Joan and Eddie; sisters-in-law Debbie (Larry) St. Sauver and Sandy Thompson and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

Preceding Sue in death are her parents, Betty Ackerknecht Smolinski and George Smolinski, her father-in-law Andrew Zupfer, her mother-in-law Evelyn Zupfer, her brother-in-law, Danny Zupfer and sisters Lucy Smolinski Hoffman and Mary Smolinski Schaefer.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, June 22, 2026 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Garrison. A visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial at Garrison Community Cemetery.

Arrangements with Shikany’s of Bonita Springs, FL and Koop Funeral Home of Crosby.