Obituary: Yonnie S. Sitter, 70

Byles Groton Memorial Home

MYSTIC, CT - Yonnie S. Sitter, 70, of Mystic, passed away on February 1, 2020 at Mystic Healthcare and Rehabilitation surrounded by her family after an extended illness.

Yonnie, as she was known, was born January 20, 1950 in South Korea and came to the United States with her late husband Allan E. Sitter Jr. in 1973. Together they had two beautiful daughters, Lee Anne Sitter and Susan Wood. After Allan’s passing in 1979, Yonnie made Mystic her home with her two daughters. She worked at Mystic Manor Nursing Home and then the Groton Navy Base Commissary until retirement. Yonnie loved watching the Red Sox and UConn basketball, cooking many Korean dinners for her family and an occasional trip to the casino if her “palm got itchy”. On more than one occasion she opened her home to an in-law in need of a place to stay.

Yonnie is survived by her daughters Lee Anne Sitter of Enola, PA and Susan Wood and her husband Shawn and their daughter Anna of Chester, Vt., sister-in-laws Carol Umphlett (Gary), Diane Fowler, Cindy Schalla (Jim), Meg Sitter (Nancy) and Barbara Sitter (Sue) and many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by many relatives in Korea.Yonnie is predeceased by her husband, Allan E. Sitter Jr., both of her parents, and her father and mother in-law Allan E. Sitter Sr. and Anne M. Sitter.The family will celebrate Yonnie’s life with a Memorial Service at 3:00pm Sunday February 9, 2020 at Byles Groton Memorial Home, 310 Thames Street in Groton. Burial will be private at Colonel Ledyard Cemetery in Groton.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Yonnie’s memory to the charity of your choice.The family would like to thank the caring staff at Mystic Healthcare and Rehabilitation, who cared for Yonnie as her health failed and to Matthew of Beacon Hospice whose guidance and care during Yonnie’s transition was an enormous comfort.