Susan Rangel
1945 - 2016
Obituary
Susan Llamas Rangel, 71, passed away
peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Nov. 26, 2016, at her home
in Newton.
Born April 21, 1945, in Newton, she was
the third daughter of seven children born to Guadalupe Llamas and
Marian (Saenz) Llamas.
Susan married John Michael Rangel on
Dec. 26, 1968.
Susan was a member of Our Lady of
Guadalupe Church. She enjoyed bowling, traveling across the country
attending her children's and grandchildren's extracurricular
activities, working jigsaw puzzles, frequenting the movie theater
with husband John, listening to Ruben Ramos and smooth jazz.
Susan is survived by her husband, John
Rangel; her children, Chris Rangel and his wife Melinda Rangel of
Newton, Tracie (Rangel) Greening and her husband Michael Greening of
Goddard and Taná (Rangel) Kelly and her husband Michael Kelly of
Owasso, Oklahoma; her sister, Mary Short and husband George Short of
Wichita; her brother, Mark Llamas and his companion Gloria Arellano
of Newton; eight grandchildren, Jenna (Rangel) Koerner, Jared Rangel,
Michael Greening, Trey Greening, Gregory Greening, Matthew Rangel,
Michael D. Kelly and Mitchell Kelly; and one great-grandson, Dominic
Kelly.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Guadalupe Llamas and Marian (Saenz) Llamas; brothers,
Guadalupe Llamas Jr., Phillip Llamas and Gary Llamas; and sister,
Rose (Llamas) Martinez.
Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. on
Friday (Dec. 2, 2016) at Petersen Funeral Home, Newton. All are
invited to attend the rosary at 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of
Guadalupe Church, Newton. The Family will greet friends following the
Rosary. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 3,
2016) at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Newton. Burial will be in the
Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody, immediately following the funeral
mass.
Memorials are suggested to American
Diabetes Association in care of Petersen Funeral Home.
