Susan Sunderbruch Low, 70 of Davenport, passed away at her residence Thursday December 6, 2018. Celebration of life services will be held 11:00am Tuesday December 11, 2018 at All Saints Lutheran Church, 5002 Jersey Ridge Road, Davenport. Family will greet friends Monday from 4 to 7pm at Weerts Funeral Home, Kimberly and Jersey Ridge Roads. Memorials may be made to the All Saints Food Pantry or Niabi Zoo in Susan’s name.
Susan was born January 2, 1948 in Davenport, the daughter of Richard and Jane (Ingraham) Sunderbruch. She graduated from Davenport Central High School in 1966. She attended the University of Iowa and married James “Jim” Low on August 17, 1968. She and Jim raised three children Sara, Matt and James and later in 2008 she and Jim adopted Brianna at the age of six.
She was on the Davenport School Board from 1995 to 2004, serving as its president from 2002 to 2004. In 1997 she received the Quad Cities Affirming Diversity Community award and she also volunteered for CHADD, an ADHD advocacy group. She was a charter member of All Saints Lutheran Church. On August 17, 2018 she celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary with her husband and family.
She loved her family and friends dearly and was considered a second mom too many of her children’s friends. She also loved horses, boating, puzzles and watching the wild birds that came to her feeders.
Those left to honor her memory include her husband Jim, 2 daughters, Sara (Christopher) Low Olsen and Brianna Low, 2 sons Matthew (Bryttany) Low and James R. Low Jr., 3 grandchildren, Maryn Olsen, Sophyra Low, Arya Low, 1 sister Barbara McGuffey (Michael O’meara), 2 Brothers Richard Sunderbruch, and Kurt Sunderbruch.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother- in-law David McGuffey, her In-laws Marcus and Mary Low.
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