Susan L. (Whetzel) VanMeter

Susan Louise (Whetzel) VanMeter, age 61, of Upper Tract, WV passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at her home.   She was born May 26, 1957 in Petersburg, WV and was a daughter of the late Gillispie Virgil Nazelrodt and Margie Lee (Whetzel) Nazelrodt. 

 In addition to her parents, Susan was preceded in death by one sister, Barbara Elizabeth Kimble and one brother, Danny Virgil Nesselrodt. 

Susan is survived by her husband Lester David VanMeter Jr., one son, Tommy Lee Whetzel of Upper Tract, WV; two daughters, Jeannie Sue Whetzel of Verona, VA and Danielle Elizabeth Grogg of Petersburg, WV; two grandsons, Danny Jacob VanMeter and Braxton Ray Grogg; one great grandson, Maverick Jacob VanMeter. 

Susan was a CNA at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, WV for eleven years.  Later she worked for Sheetz in Petersburg, WV and Main Street Shell in Franklin, WV. 

Family will receive friends Monday from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, WV.  Funeral service will be Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 11 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Petersburg, WV with Bishop Richard Whetzel and Elder Stephen Kimble.  Burial will follow in Whetzel Family Cemetery, Dumpling Run Road. 

Memorials may be made to the VanMeter family, c/o Lester D. VanMeter, P.O. Box 37, Upper Tract, WV  26866.

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