1942
Suzanne
2016
Suzanne K. Cowans
January 14, 1942 — January 11, 2016
Suzanne was born on January 14, 1942 in Adams County, Indiana the daughter of the late Robert Hess and the late Bertaline (Braun) Hess. She married the late John A. Cowans Sr. on July 27, 1963 in St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church - Decatur; and he passed away on December 30, 2015.
Suzanne was a member of the St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church - Decatur; a former member of the Moose Lodge #1311 in Decatur; former member of the V.F.W. #6236 in Decatur. Suzanne enjoyed reading books, spending time with her grandkids, and never quit being a homemaker.
Suzanne retired from CTS in Berne, IN as a shipping supervisor with 37 years of service. Additionally, Suzanne was a substitute teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School in Decatur for several years.
Surviving are her son, John A. (Jan) Cowans Jr. of Decatur, IN; son, Todd A. Cowans of Decatur, IN; son, Douglas A. Cowans of Decatur, IN; sister-in-law, Sharon Hess of Fremont, IN; 3 grandchildren: Lucas Cowans, Aaron Cowans, and Kyleigh Stabler; and 2 great-grandchildren: Elijah Cruz and Braylen Cowans.
Preceding Suzanne in death was 1 brother, Pete Hess.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 15, 2016 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home with Seminarian Nathan Maskal officiating.
Interment will follow in the St Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2016 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, IN.
A Rosary service will be held on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. in the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are to A.C.C.F. Angel Fund - Alzheimer/Dementia.
To order memorial trees in memory of Suzanne K. Cowans, please visit our tree store.
Guestbook
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors