Marcia Sue Dreher

Marcia Sue Dreher was born on August 5, 1939 to Jack and Bernice Champion in Santa Monica, Calif. She was called home by the Lord on July 27, 2015. Sue attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, graduating in 1957. After high school, Sue married and had three children. In 1969, the family relocated to Fallbrook, where all three of her children were raised and attended school.

Sue attended Palomar College in the mid-1970ʼs, earning an associate of arts degree in nursing, then worked as a registered nurse for many years at Fallbrook Hospital, where she particularly loved working in the maternity ward. One of her fondest memories was assisting with the delivery of her first grandchild, Christopher.

Sue was a devoted Christian and was active for many years in the Fallbrook United Presbyterian Church. She also loved gardening, camping, traveling, and most importantly, spending time with family. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, quick to laugh, and generous beyond description. She had a wonderful personality, finding humor in nearly every situation, and exuding joy to all who knew her. She will be missed dearly by all whose lives she touched.

Sue is survived by Harris Bursey, whom she loved dearly, and who cared for her during the last years of her life. In addition, her survivors include sons David Dreher (and wife Linda), James Dreher (and wife Peggy), and daughter Nancy Dreher (and fiancee Rod Petersen), as well as four grandchildren, Christopher Dreher, Jessica Dreher, Kaitlyn Dreher, and Melanie Dreher, eight step-grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, Sueʼs family requests donations be made in her name to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill Road, S.W., Lilburn, GA 30047. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at the Temecula United Methodist Church, 42690 Margarita Rd., Temecula, CA.