Feb. 11, 1938 - Nov. 21, 2009
Suzanne Mary “Susie” Kiley, 71, Kokomo, died at 1:35 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Feb. 11, 1938, in Kokomo, the daughter of George and Margaret (Schrader) Beck. On June 23, 1973, she married James F. Kiley at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, and he survives.
Susie was a 1956 graduate of Kokomo High School and attended Indiana University-Kokomo. She was employed as a secretary at Haynes Stellite for 20 years and at Western School Corp. for four years. She had been employed as the manager of the fine jewelry department at Lazarus for 10 years.
She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and Professional Secretary’s International. She was a nursing home volunteer who assisted with activities. For the past 30 years, she was associated with and provided much support for local scholarship pageants, especially Miss America and Hoosier Heartland. She received a community service award for her work with local pageants. She especially enjoyed auctions and going to garage sales.
Surviving, in addition to her husband James, is a daughter, Kolleen Dillingham and her husband, Tim, Frankfort; two grandchildren, Dyllan and Sydney Hensley; one brother, Mark Beck, Kokomo; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. Theodore Dudzinski the celebrant. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Shirley & Stout Funeral Home, Lincoln Road Chapel, where a scripture service is 7:30 p.m. Friends may also call one hour prior to the funeral mass Wednesday at the church.
Online condolences may be left at www.shirleyandstout.com.
