Per the wishes of Susan and her family, cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will take place on Monday, October 31 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be directed to the family. For online condolences or the full obituary, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Ph. 641-844-1234.

Left to cherish her memory are her two children: Katherine (Brian) Gray and Erik Pendarvis, both of Marshalltown; a grandson; siblings: Gary (Mary Jo) Shetler, Alice (David) Meling and Sally (Dennis) Fish and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.