PATSY M. SUTTE, age 76, of Shell Lake, WI, formerly of Loyal, WI, passed away at Indianhead Medical Center, in Shell Lake, on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.  A Celebration of Life will be held for Patsy at 11am on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Cuddie Funeral Home, in Loyal.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home, on Saturday, from 10am until time of service.

     Patsy Mae Raatz was born on December 8, 1945 in Marshfield, WI, the daughter of Edward and Mavis (Hotchkiss) Raatz.  She was raised on the family farm in Unity, WI, and received her education in the Colby School District, graduating from Colby High School in 1965.  Patsy then moved to West Bend, WI and worked at Amity Leather until 1975.  She then moved to Boulder Junction, WI, where she worked until 1978.  It was in Boulder Junction where Patsy got engaged to George D. "Foxy" Sutte, and they were united in marriage on October 14, 1978 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Unity, WI.  Patsy and her husband worked for several area farmers until retiring in 1999 and moving to Loyal.  After her husband's death on May 22, 2008, she resided in Loyal until moving to an assisted living facility in Marshfield in 2010.  Patsy then moved to Whitewater, WI to live with her very special niece, Kim Bushey, Chad, her husband, and their  children in 2012.  Patsy then moved in with Shaun and Cora Bushey and family in 2015.  In 2016, she moved back in with Chad, Kim, and family until her move to the Shell Lake Health Care Center in 2018, where she has resided until her death.

     She had many interests, but especially loved working with animals, and putting puzzles together with her dear friend, Peggy Bushey while she lived with Kim. Patsy, in the later few years, loved spending time with her dear friend Tonya Hainzlsperger in Shell Lake.

     Patsy is survived by one brother: Edward (Ruth) Raatz of Marshfield, WI; nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, including her special great-nephew, Justice; three brothers-in-law: Arlo (Cindy) Sutte, Fred Anderson and Dennis (Joan) Sutte, all of Antigo; and two sisters-in-law: Joan Mohrland of Janesville, WI, and Lila (Delbert) Vertz of Bryant, WI.

     She was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Lee Raatz.