Patricia S. Neppel

1941 - 2021

Patricia "Susie" Sue Neppel of Tulare, California, passed away on October 18th 2021 in her home surrounded by her loving family.
Susie was born March 15th, 1941 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Patrick and Maybelle Murphy.
Susie met her husband of 58 years, Dan Neppel in 1962 when Dan was a student playing football at the University of North Dakota, they were married March 30th 1964. In 1966, Susie and Dan moved to Porterville California where Dan started his teaching career at Strathmore High School. In October of 1979, Susie and Dan moved with their two young daughters to Tulare, CA as Dan was hired as the Assistant Principal of Tulare Western High School. For most of her life, Susie was a homemaker. During her daughter's teen and college years she worked as a medical transcriptionist for Tulare View and Kings View, until she retired in 1995 after her being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Susie enjoyed visiting with her friends and spending time with her family especially her grandchildren. She was an avid reader and grammar expert. She often expressed her gratitude to her Rheumatologist Dr. Daniel Watrous and his staff for their excellent management and care of her RA so she could be able to do the things she loved most with her family.
Susie was preceded in death by her parents Patrick and Maybelle Murphy, sister Rosemary Delaplane and brother who died in infancy in 1944 William Jerome Murphy. Susie had several friends who also preceded her in death who were ready to greet her upon her arrival in heaven.
Susie is survived by her husband Dan Neppel, daughter Kathryn Neppel DeFede of Clovis, grand-daughters Maelyn McCarty, husband Michael of Fresno and Bryna DeFede of Fresno. Daughter Danielle Perryman, her husband Todd Perryman, and grand-daughters Brooklyn Briggs, Briar Briggs and Todd's children Teagan Perryman and Hunter Perryman all of Tulare. Susie had many friends, nieces, nephews and in laws she considered immediate family.
Memorial Rosary and Mass will be held Friday, October 29th 2021, 10:30 a.m. at St. Aloysius Catholic Church 125 East Pleasant Avenue, Tulare, California, with Inurnment at Tulare District Cemetery, 900 E. Kern Ave., Tulare. Arrangements are entrusted to Miller's Tulare Funeral Home
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations in honor of Patricia Neppel can be made to the Rheumatology Research Foundation https://rheumresearch.org/