She was born on March 21, 1968, in Kimball, Nebraska, to Sandra Sue Ward and George Suhr. She graduated from Crawford High School and attended Western Nebraska Community College. While managing hotels, she would get classes done online. Though she enjoyed coloring and reading, her favorite thing was making people around her happy.
Survivors include her life partner of 6 years, Maggie Windham; mother, Sandra Sue Suhr; children, Elijah, Jacob, and Mercedes; four brothers; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her father, George, and her grandparents on both sides.