Vernona "Sue" O'Brine

Vernona "Sue" (Juett) O'Brine, 87, of Lisbon, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2024, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, with the Funeral Service to immediately follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Sue was born January 16, 1937, in Decatur County, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Luella (Webster) Juett. Sue graduated from Lisbon High School, Lisbon, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Dale O'Brine on June 2, 1956, in Lisbon. Sue was a member of the Lisbon United Methodist Church. She worked as a salesperson at JCPenney, but her true labor of love was being a homemaker. She was an accomplished seamstress; sewing her nieces' wedding gown as well as a variety of other sewing projects. She cherished time with her family, especially her grandkids. Sue enjoyed cooking, collecting butterflies, camping at Sugar Bottom and road trips in the RV with Dale, Rod, and the grandkids. Survivors include her son, Rodney (Cathy) O'Brine of Marion, Iowa; grandchildren, Holly (Justin) Fencl of Solon, Iowa, and Tracy Flory of Mechanicsville, Iowa; great-grandchildren, Emma Fencl, Declan Flory, and Lachlan Flory; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dale O'Brine; grandson, Pattrick O'Brine; grandson-in-law, Chad Flory; siblings, Jean Graver, Robert, Ronald, Randall, and Darrell Juett; and nephew, Jason Juett. Memorials may be directed to: Hospice House of Mercy, 315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233. Please share a memory of Sue at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.