Susan returned to the Lord on February 3, 2021 after some sudden health issues. Susan was born on September 22, 1943 to Kenneth & Claudine Snyder in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father passed away when she was 2 years old and she grew up living with her mother and maternal grandparents in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She attended Lutheran High School East where she made several lifelong friends and played flute in the band. During her college years she was involved with the Tall Teens club and she worked with inner city youth.
During a Christmas trip to visit an aunt in California, Sue met her husband Bill when she was set up on a blind date with the next door neighbor’s grandson who was also visiting. They got married two months later on February 13, 1964 and lived in Arlington Heights, Illinois until Bill was discharged from the Air Force later that year. They moved to Inglewood, California then the San Fernando Valley where they had two children, Karl & Karen. After Karen’s unfortunate passing at age 3 the family moved to Simi Valley in 1976 when they purchased a brand new home. In 1980, Sue & Bill adopted a daughter from South Korea, Haejung (aka Heather). Sue lived in Simi Valley for 33 years and was involved in several churches and ministries including Our Savior Lutheran Church, Women’s Aglow Fellowship, Jehoshaphat Church and Rejoice Ministries. Sue was a strong Christian woman who loved the Lord and serving & helping others.
Susan earned a B.A. in Psychology from Western Reserve University in Cleveland and a M.S. in Special Education from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA. Sue held a variety of jobs, including working for the County of Ventura as a social worker and at Moorpark College in the Learning Lab but she enjoyed most being a teacher’s aide at Knolls Elementary School in Simi and as a private tutor. Sue moved to Ventura in 2013 to live with her son and she was involved in Trinity Lutheran Church in Ventura.
Susan is preceded in death by her parents, her step-father Voldemars Miezitis, daughter Karen and husband Bill. Susan is survived by her son Karl, daughter Haejung Kim (Craig) and grandchildren Chloe & Parker, cousin Mallory Lamb and step-sister Vita Anderson. Sue will be remembered by family & friends as a kind loving woman. We will truly miss her.
Arrangements are under the direction of JOSEPH P. REARDON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, Ventura.