Lt Col Elaine Sue Houser Sue Houser, passed away peacefully at the age of 71, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Amita St. Joseph Medical Center. Sue was born on June 16, 1949, the daughter of the late Ralph and Phyllis (nee Ness) Houser. She was raised and educated in Chicago, IL and Alma Center WI, and was a graduate of South Shore High School and received her Nursing Degree from South Chicago Community Hospital and was a proud graduate of the University of Iowa. Subscribe Sue was a proud decorated Veteran of the United States Air Force Reserves. She was a Flight Nurse and Air Reserve Technician with the 63rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at the 928th Airlift Wing, O'Hare Air Reserve Forces Facility. Sue rose to the rank of Lt Col retiring with twenty years of faithful service. Her awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor, Combat Readiness Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal with Bronze Star, AF Longevity Service Ribbon with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Small Arms Expert Marksman Ribbon, AF Training Ribbon, Saudi Arabian Medal for the Liberation of Kuwait, and the Kuwait Liberation Medal. Sue was a Life Member of and past Judge Advocate of the Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873 in Naperville, IL.