Suzanne Fay Hancock

Suzanne F. Hancock, 89, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at The Gardens at Friendship Haven. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28 at the Celebration Center, Friendship Haven, with Rev. Anita Johnson officiating. Suzanne was born on December 30, 1922 in Fort Dodge, daughter of Edward Henry and Fay (Hellings) Peschau. She graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1941, and went on to attend Tobin Business College. After enlisting in the WAVES in 1943, she attended training in New York City and Norman, OK, then served as an Aviation Mechanic in Memphis, TN until her discharge in 1945. Sue worked for Fort Dodge Laboratories until 1953, when she married Dr. Billy Hancock and began her career as a homemaker. They started their family in Fort Dodge with daughter Terri, then moved to Columbus, OH where son Alan was born. After Bill graduated from Ohio State, the family settled in Madison, WI. Sue enjoyed boating and swimming in the area lakes, playing cards with the neighbors, and was a member of a bowling team for many years. She returned to Fort Dodge with her family in 1972. Upon retirement, she and Bill purchased a vacation hom...[more]

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n Lake Wisconsin near Lodi and enjoyed spending time there each summer. Suzanne was a 60 year member of First Presbyterian Church, a member of WAVES National North Iowa Lakes Unit #110, a charter member of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, and was active in the Iowa Zeta Chapter of the Delta Theta Chi Sorority where she and her friend Janice Allard spent many months making May baskets for their annual fundraiser. She is survived by her husband Bill of Fort Dodge; children Terri Hancock of Lodi, WI and Alan Hancock of Clear Lake; grandson Robert Hancock of Clear Lake; step-grandchildren Matt Trees of Ames and Jennifer Trees of Cheektowaga, NY; sister-in-law Marjorie Peschau of Indianapolis, IN; along with nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Edward and Fay; brother J. Edward Peschau of Indianapolis, IN; and half-brother Dr. Waldo Peschau and wife Estelle of Cedar Rapids. Sue's family would like to thank the staff at Friendship Haven for the wonderful care they gave her over the past months. "See ya 'round like a doughnut!" Memorials may be made to Friendship Haven.