This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Watt, Clarke, Buonanno, Brown, Lee, Culmer, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/5471/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Guard, Lincoln City, OR 97367 June 23, 2010 Susan L. Watt Susan L. Watt of Otis died June 4, 2010, at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City. She was 66. Susan was born Aug. 30, 1943, to Dorothy Clarke and Lloyd I. Watt in San Francisco. She attended dental school to become a dental assistant and received her Bachelor of Arts degree. She worked as a dental assistant, then raised sheep on a farm and later ran a coffee house. She was a foster parent for 15 years, a child activist and a member of Court Appointed Special Advocates. Susan traveled extensively and loved it. She had a boxer dog that was her companion and they were very close. She also raised and bred boxers. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and being involved in their lives. She loved sitting at the ocean with her sister, Linda, watching the waves go in and out. She loved butterflies and growing beautiful plants and flowers. She always said if she had a greener thumb, they might have lived longer. She liked to try different foods and recipes. She enjoyed sewing and was an excellent seamstress. She also enjoyed doing embroidery, needlepoint and reading. She liked listening to country and classical music, garage sales and her dogs. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dorothy and Lloyd Watt, and daughter, Lisa Buonanno. She is survived by children Caterina Buonanno of Newport, Robert (Melissa) of Everett, Wash., and Anthony Watt of Otis; sisters Linda Brown of Otis, Edith Lee of Castro Valley, Calif., and Debbie Culmer of Castro Valley; and six grandchildren. A celebration of life for the family will be held later. Memorial donations may be made to Susan Watt family, c/o Affordable Burial and Cremation Co., 505 N.E. First St., Newport, OR 97365. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.