Sep 18, 1938 - Aug 9, 2024
Carla Sue Allgeier Broecker passed peacefully at her lifelong home, Running Water Farm in Louisville, on Friday morning, August 9th. Carla Sue was born on September 18, 1938, just missing her 86th birthday and their trip to Barcelona.
Carla Sue wrote the “Party Line” column for The Voice-Tribune Newspaper for nearly 50 years. Her first article was published when she was 10. She relished covering all the parties and having the inside scoop. She was passionate about “her” city and served on many Boards including the Louisville Deaf Oral School, the Salvation Army, Memorial Auditorium, Kosair Hospital, The Fillies, the Kentucky Derby Festival, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Woman’s Club, to name a few. Carla Sue and Joann Gammon opened and managed Fabulous Finds, a resale shop that benefitted the Louisville Deaf Oral School (Heuser Hearing & Language Academy) for more than twenty years, raising several million dollars. In 2018, Carla Sue and Brad were recognized as Philanthropists of the Year.
Carla Sue and Brad, her husband of 62 years, traveled the world, leaving no continent untouched or un-shopped. She was a collector extraordinaire. He was her knight in shining armor and together, they led an amazing life. Carla Sue is pre-deceased by her parents Irene and Carl Allgeier and her daughter Amy. She is survived by her husband Bradley, her daughter Leslie and her wife Marty Bybee, her grandchildren, Christopher and Caroline Kessler and their father Herman Kessler III, sisters-in-law Lynne Anderson and Linda Broecker, the best nieces and nephews and so many amazing friends.
Carla Sue was once asked, “If heaven exists, what would you like God to say when you arrive at the pearly gates? She replied, “Actually, I’d rather be the one to ask him a question. I’d say, “Where is everyone? Where’s the party?”
Visitation was held 4pm-7pm Thursday, August 15 at Pearson’s, 149 Breckenridge Lane. Private funeral at a later date. The family requests no flowers and that expressions of sympathy be directed to the Heuser Hearing & Language Academy, 111 E. Kentucky Street, Louisville KY 40203.
Arrangements under the direction of Pearson’s, “Where Louisville Goes to Remember”.
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