Susan Marie Albrecht

SUSAN MARIE ALBRECHT (CRAIG) OTIS/SCOOTER Otis began her next journey August 26th, 2017, after a year and a half war with cancer. A proud woman, sometimes stubborn, she fought till her final breath. She passed away at 7:08pm at her house surrounded by family, just as she wanted. Otis was up for adventures in various forms. Some of her favorite memories were born from her (mis)adventures “navigating” in the semi-truck with her loving husband, Gary. Whether she was frantically working windshield wipers in a snow and ice storm in Kansas or yelling at Atlantans, she faced everything courageously, head-on. Mark Twain wrote, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear,” and Otis understood that better than most. When she wanted something, good luck convincing her otherwise, especially when you heard her favorite catchphrase: “Hold my beer and watch this ****.” To sum up Otis: Gal Gadot is not Wonder Woman; Susan Albrecht is. Left to cherish Otis is her husband, Gary; her parents, Merle and Elna; her five kids Crystal, Andy, Gary Joe, Tracey (Mark), and Tammy; her six siblings Mona (Tony), Barb (Dusty), Diane (Alex), Wayne (Jan), Brad (Laura), and Kenny; and thirteen grandchildren. Robin Williams explained that “we find ourselves trying to remember the good times and trying to forget the bad times.” And we will. We honor this woman each time we smile hearing her contagious laugh, chuckle remembering her chiding her husband, and laugh recalling her (slightly embellished) adventures. She was a natural storyteller. In recalling our many memories of Otis, we cherish a woman that is more than worthy of all of our love. We live to honor her and her memory. Otis elected to be cremated. There will be a viewing at Zaharia Funeral Services in Truman, MN, on Friday, September 1st from 5-7pm. There will be a funeral service at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Truman on Saturday at 11am, a small lunch, and a burial service at Nashville Cemetery at 1:30pm. While the family appreciates your support, in honor of Otis, all donations will be donated to the Truman Fire Department’s Memorial Flag fund in her name. We love you, Ma/Scooter/Otis. Fly free. <iframe src="https://portal.midweststreams.com/services/iframe/5996" scrolling="no" width="648" height="400" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; display:block;"> </iframe>