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Obituary: Lucille A. Sauter, 102, Lowville
Published: September 25, 2025
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
Lucille A. Sauter
 LOWVILLE- Lucille A.
Sauter, 102, of Brookside Senior Living Community, passed away early
Thursday morning, September 25, 2025 at her home.
The funeral will
be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday September 30, 2025 at
First Presbyterian Church, Lowville with Pastor Greg Jenkins, officiating. Burial will
follow in Castorland Union Cemetery.
Calling hours are 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday September 29, 2025 at Iseneker Funeral Home,
Inc., Lowville. In lieu of flowers,
contributions may be made to Brookside Senior Living Community Benevolent
Fund, 5701 Brookside Circle, Lowville, NY 13367 or Lewis County Search and
Rescue, 7782 West State Street, Lowville, NY 13367.
Lucille was born April
28, 1923 in the Town of Denmark, the daughter of Augustus
and Julia Stoffel Schantz. She graduated
from Lowville Academy in the class of 1939 and
from the House of the Good Samaritan Hospital in 1943. On September 22, 1945, she married Donald
F. Sauter at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Croghan. Lucille worked for Lewis County General
Hospital as a Registered Nurse from 1943 until 1978. Together with her husband, they owned and
operated a dairy farm on State Route 26 between Lowville and Carthage for
28 years. In 1970 they started to
develop Happy Hollow Campground on part of the farm. The couple finished developing it in 1977
with 172 camping sites and other recreational facilities. They sold the
campground in 1981 but were forced to reclaim it in 1983,
and sold it again in 1984. Lucille worked at the Lewis County
Courthouse as a court attendant from 1992 until 2010.
Mrs. Sauter
attended First Presbyterian Church, Lowville. She was a lifetime member of Castorland
Baptist Church, where she served as Deacon, Treasurer, and President of the
Women’s Society. Lucille served on
the Board of Directors for Lewis County Cooperative Extension for three
years, was a member of the Karcher Kohler American Legion Post 850
Auxiliary, Castorland, A member of Lewis County General Hospital Auxiliary,
and a life member of Denmark Grange.
Lucille and Don
wintered in Auburndale, Florida from 1986 – 1996. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, gardening,
traveling and watching the NY Yankees.
Lucille enjoyed her friends and the activities at Brookside Senior
Living Community, where she lived for eleven years. Lucille said “It
was a great life, and the Lord took good care of us.”
She is survived
by two daughters, Donna Lou Diller of Castorland; Kay Laribee (Mary Lou
DeMinck) of Lowville; a son, Alan Sauter (Tina) of Addison; an exchange
student, Jane Gillam (Stewart) of Atwell, Australia; a sister-in-law, Shirley
Sauter of Watertown; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and one
great-great grandson; and nieces, nephews and cousins. Lucille was predeceased by her husband,
Donald, in 2014; a son-in-law, Richard Diller; and three sisters, Edith
Lacy, Ione Couch, and Ivah Sabo.
Condolences may
be made online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com.
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