Karl Fritz Sauter Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Karl "Fritz" Sauter passed away at the age of 75 on Friday, April 22, 2016 in the comfort of his home surrounded by loved ones. Fritz was born to Karl Friedrich Sauter and Anna-Luise Rothmund Sauter on April 16, 1941 in Donaueschingen, Germany. He left at the age of 18 to come to the United States arriving on May 5, 1959, settling in Rockland County, New York. In his early years, Fritz worked as a tile setter in the New York area before moving to Florida in 1972 and starting his own tile installation and later tile distribution business. In 2012, Fritz and his wife moved to Smyrna, Tennessee to be closer to their two young grandchildren; Jayson and Mia Rondon. (Who was not yet born). He very much enjoyed his grandchildren around him. Fritz enjoyed playing golf, watching world soccer and other sports especially Florida State football. GO NOLES!! He was a self-taught handy man that could fix just about anything. He loved working outside in the yard and being out in the sun. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Patricia Miller Sauter who he met on a blind date in 1968 and later married in Florida in 1972; and his daughter, Kristen Sauter Rondon; son-in-law, Luis Rondon; stepson, William W. Van der Busch; grandchildren, brother-in-law, O. Fred Miller and wife, Ann "Vicki", and three sisters residing in Germany; Irmgard Gotz and family, Renate Schussler and family and Christel Witt and family with Fridolin Hasenfratz , several nieces, nephews, unlimited family and close friends. Private service at a later date.

Karl Fritz Sauter

April 16, 1941 - April 22, 2016