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Obituary: Sue Carol (Bell) Casem

March 23, 1944 ~ November 7, 2020
Posted at 11:19 AM, Nov 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-19 13:36:13-05

Sue Carol Casem was born in Cincinnatti, Ohio, on March 23, 1944 and passed away on Saturday November 7, 2020 in Great Falls Montana. She was 76 years old.

When she was a young girl she moved to Pomona California with relatives and later began working in a state hospital where she met her husband. They were married on August 1, 1963 in Sonora California in the historic Little Red Church. Florentino (Sr.) later took a job working at The Press Enterprise, a newspaper in Riverside; they both enjoyed a 20-plus year career at The Press Enterprise.

She developed many friendships over the years there and enjoyed entertaining by throwing big soirees before they decided to venture out becoming business owners and opened a Mail Boxes Etc. franchise, later renamed The UPS Store, in Great Falls Montana in 1993. They ran the successful store together for about 20 years before she retired after her health was slowly starting to decline.

She enjoyed doing cross stitch, cooking for people, reading and playing with her min-pin dogs. She enjoyed participating in the Optimists Club in Great Falls for a short time. She touched the lives of so many with her kindness, compassion and great since of humor. Her spirit and love will be fondly cherished and remembered by all who knew her.

She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Florentino W. Casem, Sr., daughter Jaymie D. Christian, and son Florentino, Jr. To read the complete obituary and share condolences, visit the Croxford Funeral Home website.