Sue Andrikopoulos, dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother
and friend, returned to her Lord on Friday, December 31, 2021. Sue
died peacefully surrounded by family following a stroke. She was 90
years old.
Sue was born in Buffalo, Wyoming, on January 26, 1931, to Bruce
and Helen Parsons. Raised on a cattle ranch in northwest Nebraska,
she developed a love of animals, a love which she passed on to her
children. Sue was educated in Nebraska and Wyoming with her early
years spent in a one-room school house and later at a boarding
school on the campus of University of Wyoming. She graduated from
Sioux County High School in Harrison, Nebraska.
Sue went on to study at the University of Wyoming where she met the
love of her life, Basil Andrikopoulos. They married in Laramie,
Wyoming, in 1950. After college, they lived for a short time in
Colorado then moved to Montana, their lifetime home. There they
raised their three children: Vicki, Diane, and George. Sue loved her
family and kept them at the center of her life.
Together with Basil, Sue helped support St. Vincent's Hospital
through the Saints organization and her volunteerism, including
managing the gift shop there for a number of years. She dedicated
many years to Episcopal churches in both Butte and Billings. Sue
served on the altar guild as well as being a member of the Daughters
of the King in Billings. Her home was always open and welcoming to
family, friends, and especially to her grandchildren. She enjoyed
P.E.O., playing bridge and bunko with good friends, as well as
traveling with Basil in the U.S. and abroad.
Sue was predeceased by her parents Bruce and Helen Parsons, her
brother Charles, and her beloved Basil who died in 1993. She is
survived by her daughters Vicki Bruner, Diane Andrikopoulos, and her
son, George Andrikopoulos (Michelle); grandchildren, Brian Bruner,
Cara Bruner (Santiago Perez), Amanda Andrikopoulos, Robin
Bostwick, Natalie O'Neill (Mike) and Angela Andrikopoulos
Hedegaard (Aaron); and great-grandchildren, Nora and Eloise O'Neill,
and Jacqueline Hedegaard.
Sue's family will deeply miss her but celebrates her new life in
heaven. A private family service will be held at a later date.