Susan R. "Sue" Houck

A Memorial Service for Sue will be Friday, November 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva. Pastor Jeff Jensen will preside over the Memorial Service. A private Graveside Committal of Ashes will take place at Arborville Cemetery, Polk, Nebraska, at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Susan Rene (Scofield) Houck was born to Donald Ray Smith and Ona Faye Scofield on December 15, 1949 at Milford, Nebraska, and passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at Heritage Crossings in Geneva, Nebraska at the age of 74 years, 11 months, and 2 days. She was one of 10 children in the family. Susan worked for the Fillmore County Hospital from 1975 until 1984 as a Certified Nursing Assistant and also worked as the Head Chef for the Anchor Inn from 1979 until 1984. In 1984, she began her second career at Heritage Crossing Nursing Home working as a Certified Medical Assistant until her retirement in 2016. Susan lived the majority of her life in and around the Geneva and Fillmore County area. Susan was married to Darwin William Houck of Geneva, Nebraska on March 17, 1969, and to them 4 children were born. She had many interests and kept busy with her hobbies. She found joy and relaxation reading a book, crocheting and doing embroidery in her past time. Susan enjoyed the outdoors and loved when the family would pack up and go on a camping and fishing trip wherever it might have been. During the holidays she enjoyed cooking and baking for her family. She was preceded in death by her son, Aaron Houck; sisters, Jan Stark and Donna Mizner; brothers, Jim Stark and Jim Heyen; mother, Ona Stark; father, Donald Smith; nephew, Shawn Stark; brothers-in-law, Melvin Mizner and Clayton Mizner; niece, Becky (Mizner) Donner. Susan is survived by her daughter, Trina (Jason) Long of Geneva, Nebraska; sons, Darwin Houck Jr. of Wilber, Nebraska and Marcus Houck of Geneva, Nebraska; sisters, Diann Mizner of Fairmont, Nebraska and Kay Brundage of Kansas City, Missouri; brothers, Ron Smith of Oklahoma, Danny Burgess of Mississippi and Richard Stark of Geneva, Nebraska; 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

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Susan R. "Sue" Houck

December 15, 1949 - November 17, 2024