BUSHTON — Susan Kaye Siemer, was born Nov. 4, 1951, in Brownsville, Texas, the daughter of Euey Cameron and Dorothy “Jean” Denson.
On June 4, 2023, at 3:20 p.m. the beautiful, energetic, and loved Susan Siemer, age 71, peacefully passed away with her family and friends by her bedside after a courageous battle with dementia.
Susan became a mother very early in her life after marrying her first love Gary Siemer of Bushton, Kan. in 1967. The marriage lasted 45 years until Gary passed away in 2012.
The life journey for the two brought Susan to live in and visit many locations both in the United States namely Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and overseas where she met new and long-lasting friends who always remembered her fondly and with love and stayed in contact.
Susan had a wonderful sense of humor that became part of her magnetism and charm with others. Her generosity extended to friends, family, and even strangers in need.
Susan had a genuine love and empathy for all living things and throughout the course of her life she rescued, adopted, and cared for animals as well as people that needed her help.
After Gary died, Susan was blessed with her second love and husband Loren Orth, of Bushton, who showed her love, loyalty, and total dedication. He patiently helped Susan manage her illness for years and spent countless hours with her up to the moment of her passing.
Susan is survived by her two sons, Mike Siemer, John Siemer of Houston, and her daughter Lindsey Wallrapp of Boston; and five grandchildren, namely: Cameron and Spencer Siemer, and Graham, Brooks, and Georgia Wallrapp. She will be greatly missed and never forgotten.
A Celebration of Susan’s life will be held in the afternoon of Saturday, July 15, 2023, starting at 2 p.m., at the Bushton Community Building, Bushton. Memorials may be given to your local animal shelter or public zoo of your choice in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons.
Funeral arrangements provided by
Birzer Funeral Home
214 West Ave S.
Lyons, KS. 67554
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, June 29, 2023
