Freeda Pauline Sansoucie Couch, nee Boxx, 60, New Haven, formerly of St. Clair, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2003, in
Town and Country.
Mrs. Couch was born March 20, 1943, in Salem, the daughter of Luther Boxx and wife Ethel, nee Shephard.
On June 20, 1963, she was united in marriage to Calvin Sansoucie and three sons came to bless this union.
On June 9, 2001, she was united in marriage to Robert Charles Couch.
Mrs. Couch attended Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Union, for many years.
For about 15 years she was employed by ERDT in Pacific as a placement coordinator for foreign exchange students.
Mrs. Couch was the bass guitar player for the band New Country Knights.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Ethel Boxx; one son, Steven Sansoucie; two brothers, Lee Boxx
and Dennis Boxx; and by one nephew, Keith Poole.
Mrs. Couch is survived by her husband, Robert Couch, New Haven; two sons, Mark Sansoucie and wife Melissa, St.
Clair, and Jonathan Sansoucie and wife Melissa, Pensacola, Fla.; a daughter-in-law, Tricia Sancoucie, St. Clair; four
stepdaughters, Julie Champlain, De Soto, Lya Couch, O'Fallon, Barbara Baravik and husband Daniel, Michigan, and
Cheryl Thompson and fiance Randy, New Haven; her mother-in-law, Dorothy Pelker, Clearwater, Fla.; one brother, Jim
Boxx and wife Bobbie, Salem; one sister, Betty Poole and husband Wayne, Salem; her former husband, Calvin
Sansoucie, St. Clair; three former stepchildren, Michael Sansoucie and wife Brenda, Carol Wideman and husband Don
and Alan Sansoucie and wife Jerri, all of De Soto; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; aunts; uncles; nieces;
nephew; great-nieces; great-nephews; great-great-nieces; great-great-nephews; cousins; other relatives and many
friends.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 11, at Russell Colonial Funeral Home, St. Clair, with elder Bob Kimker
officiating.
Interment was in Crestview Memorial Park, St. Clair.
Memorials to the American Heart Association are preferred.
The Couch family was served by Russell Colonial Funeral Home, St. Clair.
Washington Missourian August 20, 2003