Susan Shafer

She was educated in the schools of Plainfield, Illinois, graduating high school in 1964. She then attended Culver Stockton College in Canton, Missouri, receiving her bachelor’s degree. She taught middle school for several years and then went on to graduate school at Michigan State University. She worked with special needs children in Tucson, Arizona and Flagstaff, Arizona. Her career path took her to San Francisco, California and later to Grand Rapids, Michigan where she worked for Amway Corporation.

She loved traveling to Cabo San Lucas with her sister; and to Ireland with her brother and sister-in-law. She was an avid reader and just enjoyed relaxing in the sun.

She is survived by her brother David Needham (Jeneen) and her sister Linda Greening-Needham, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

A private celebration of life will be held with her immediate family.=