Susan Faye Ditsch Ahern, age 67, passed away unexpectedly on January 28, 2019, at her home in Kansas City, MO.
Susan is survived by her children, Jeff, Alisha, and Charlie and her brother Richard and his wife, Cheri.
Susan was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Evelyn Ditsch, and her sister, Karen.
Born on July 25, 1951 to Charles and Evelyn Ditsch, Susan had two older siblings, Richard and Karen. As a child and young adult, most of her friends and family called her Suzi.
Susan graduated from Oak Park High School in 1969 and cherished her time there so much that she had been a part of several class reunion planning committees and was currently a part of planning their 50th reunion.
Susan was an avid animal lover and took care of several pets over the years. Susan also loved to decorate for Christmas and she always enjoyed the holidays which included everything from watching Hallmark Christmas movies to listening to her favorite Carpenters Christmas album. Anyone who knew her, also knew that she was quite passionate about the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.
The majority of Susan’s working years were spent with Hallmark Cards in Kansas City.
After retiring from Hallmark, Susan returned to school to finish her bachelor’s degree. In 2014, Susan graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri – Kansas City where she was also a member of the honors society, Phi Kappa Phi.
Susan never met a stranger and truly embraced life with love and laughter. She will be missed by many.
A celebration of life visitation will be held from 2-5pm on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Dean Realty 1201 W 31st St Suite 419, KC, MO.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the COPD Foundation at https://www.copdfoundation.org/Take-Action/Donate/Donate-Now.aspx
I worked with Susan at Gordmans. She was always SO nice to me.
I only met her once and she was everything you say! Knowing Alisha and Charlie as the wonderful friends and past neighbors that they are, she is in you both and will always be proud of you! We love you and are thinking of you all.
Beautiful!
Susan and I met working at Gordman’s. She was a very sweet and caring person willing to help anytime she could. I will miss her.
My condolences to her family.
I worked with Susan at Hallmark. She was a fun-loving, really nice person. God bless Susan and family.
Beautiful lady.
Prayers for you all. Truly an amazing lady. Love and prayers.
To the family of Susan Ahern- I read her obituary and it moved me to write to you as I loss my mother over 10+ years ago and I still think of her everyday. I wanted to share some scriptures with you that helped me deal with my sorrow.
Please read them from your own copy of the Bible. It will strengthen your hope to see your mother once again under righteous conditions.
Psalms 37:9,-11,29 9 For evil men will be done away with,j
But those hoping in Jehovah will possess the earth.k
10 Just a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more;l
You will look at where they were,
And they will not be there.m
11 But the meek will possess the earth,n
And they will find exquisite delight in the abundance
29 The righteous will possess the earth,i
And they will live forever on it.
It will give you confidence that you will see your mom again under righteous condition where she is no longer sick but restored youth and healthy. If you enjoyed reading about this hope, you can read more of God’s great plans for our future at http://www.jw.org
Your neighbor,
Jeanne Strange