Merna Louise Sutter, 98, of Flanagan, Ill., died Dec. 22, 2022, at Autumn Fields Assisted Living in Savoy. She was born Dec. 18, 1924, to Arthur H. and Ella K. Stalter Ringenberg in Panola. She married Lyle E. Sutter on June 27, 1946, in Flanagan. He preceded her in death on June 10, 2007.

She was an active member of the Waldo/Prarieview Mennonite Church of Flanagan and Mennonite Women. She enjoyed working with Lyle on the farm. For decades she routinely volunteered at the MCC Spare and Share Shop and participated in a local NAMI family support group. She learned to quilt in elementary school and loved to quilt as a favorite pastime. She cared deeply for her family and friends. She brought love and joy to those who knew her.

Survivors include four children, Donald Sutter of Pontiac, Thomas (Debra) Sutter of Urbana, Jane Sutter of Sedona, Ariz., and Mary Sutter of Goshen, Ind.; a son-in-law, Paul Kreider of Seattle, Wash.; a brother, Vernon (Ruth) Ringenberg of Bloomington; a sister, Arlene Gundy of Flanagan; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle Sutter; and a daughter, Kay Kreider.

Funeral services were held at Prairieview Mennonite Church, Flanagan. Burial was in Waldo Township Cemetery, Gridley. Memorials may be made to Prairieview Mennonite Church or Mennonite Central Committee.