Susan Elenor (Nettrour) Mangel, 75, of Droney Road, Gifford, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023, at the Bradford Ecumenical Home.
Born July 15, 1948, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Byron F. and Emma E. (Hanshumaker) Nettrour.
Susan was a 1966 graduate of Pittsburgh's North Hills High School, and she received her Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in May of 1970.
On June 26, 1976, in Pittsburgh, she married Ronald L. Mangel, who survives.
Susan was employed for over 30 years as a Special Education Teacher for the various Wards in Bradford and worked for the Blaisdell Corporation as well as at the George G. Blaisdell Elementary School after its construction.
She enjoyed going to the Bradford Public Library (before and after it moved) and volunteering at the Elusive Riders Club in Smethport.
Surviving is her husband of 47 years, Ronald, her daughter, Sarah (Craig Bickel) Mangel, of Bradford, her son, Michael (Rachel Saunders) Mangel, of Bradford, four grandchildren, Eleanora Bickel, Wyatt Bickel, Calib Mangel, and Emmett Mangel and her two brothers, Byron F. (Jung Hua) Nettrour Jr., of Fairfax VA, and Kevin (Cindy) Nettrour, of Mascoutah IL. Several nieces and nephews, as well as cousins and extended family from Hawaii, Niagara Falls, NY, and Buffalo, NY, are also surviving, and all whom she loved and cherished.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandson, Joshua Dayne Mangel.
Friends are asked to attend a Celebration of Life on Saturday, November 4, 2023, from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm in the Bradford American Legion Post 108.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to McKean County SPCA PO Box 113 Bradford, PA 16701
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com