Suanne Johnson Stultz, 59, formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, died from natural causes on Friday, January 8, 2016, at her home in Overland Park. Visitation will occur at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS followed by her Celebration of Life at 3 p.m. www.johnsoncountychapel.com
Suanne was born June 21, 1956 in Waterloo, Iowa, the oldest of four children of Richard and Lois Ann Johnson. She attended grade schools in Waterloo and Cedar Falls and graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1974. She attended the University of Northern Iowa and majored in Industrial Technology.
In 1985, she married the love of her life, Randy A. Stultz, and they enjoyed many wonderful years together until his death in 2011. Suanne stayed at home for many years raising her son, Daniel John, along with many other neighborhood children. She loved babies and being a mother more than anything in the world. After her son left for college, she worked at Ruppman Marketing Services and Viking Pump. In 2013, she moved to the Kansas City area and worked for Auto Truck Group.
Suanne enjoyed researching recipes, making spicy foods, listening to a variety of music, watching her favorite romantic or horror movies, drinking a Diet Dr. Pepper and trying to find the best bargains at the mall and on the internet. Even though born and raised in Iowa, she became an avid Kansas City Royals and Chiefs fan.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Randy, and her father, Richard. She is survived by her mother, Lois Ann, of Humboldt, Iowa; her son, Daniel J. Stultz, daughter-in-law, Caitlin, and her grandson, Nash Stultz (a/k/a Nash Vegas, a/k/a Nash Potatoes) of Denver, Colorado; her sister, Sheryl (Fred) Bosilevac of Overland Park; her sister, Sara, of Ankeny, Iowa; her brother, Steve, of Rapid City, South Dakota; her niece, Lindsey (Brian) Bruns, and grandniece, Elise Jane, of Overland Park; her nephews, Nick Bosilevac, of Dallas, Texas, Jake Nadermann of Palm Harbor, Florida and Sam Nadermann of Ankeny, Iowa; and her stepchildren, Bob (Sue) Stultz of Roseville, California, and Kamille (Matt) Morgan of Fair Oaks, California, and seven step-grandchildren.
The family thanks Stephanie Graff, M.D. of Midwest Oncology Associates and Gina Shay-Zapien at the Breast Center of Menorah Medical Center. The family requests no flowers and suggests contributions to Gilda’s Club Kansas City (a non-profit organization providing cancer support), 21 West 43rd Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111. www.gildasclubkc.org