Susan Dolores (Palmer) Engle

Susan Dolores (Palmer) Engle, 81, passed away on March 26, 2025. Susan grew up in Portland, Oregon surrounded by the warm company of her cousins, aunts, uncles, and immediate family, and delighted in attending family gatherings with them throughout her life. She attended Parkrose High School and Willamette University, where she studied piano and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music. Sue attended graduate school at the University of Michigan, where she earned her masters degree in Library Science. While attending school, Susan met the love of her life, Charles Engle, at a Wesley Foundation dinner, and the two married in 1969. They settled permanently in Ann Arbor, where they raised their two daughters. After leaving work as a cataloger at the Ann Arbor District Library, Sue turned her passion for music into her profession, teaching piano lessons for many years and becoming active with the Ann Arbor Piano Teachers Guild.

Sue enjoyed spending weekends camping in the family’s travel trailer, sewing for herself and others, and playing bridge. She will also be remembered for her incomparable Scrabble and Boggle skills and tenacious genealogical research. Sue loved laughing with friends and family, serving as organist and singing in her church choir. Her musicality and creativity, conscientiousness, and love of family and friends enriched the lives of those who knew her.

Susan leaves behind her loving husband of 55 years, Charles Engle; her daughters, Janet and Karen; and two grandsons. A memorial service to celebrate Susan’s life will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 11:00 am at Dixboro United Methodist Church, 5221 Church Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105. A luncheon at the church will follow the service. Her interment will take place at the Lindenwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Dixboro United Methodist Church in her memory. Condolences can be left online at www.hockemeyermillerfh.com