Susan Carole Abeln

November 3, 1953 - December 9, 2011

Susan Carole Abeln, 58, Brookfield, passed away Friday December 09, 2011 at Samaritan Hospital, Macon. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday December 13, 2011 at the Immaculate Conception Church, Brookfield with Father Jerry Kaiman officiating. Burial will be in St. Michaels Cemetery, Brookfield. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm Monday December 12, 2011 at Rhodes Funeral Home with Rosary at 6:30 pm and family receiving friends from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Memorials have been suggested to the Immaculate Conception Church and may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, 216 Linn Street, Brookfield, Missouri 64628. Susan Carole, daughter of George P. and Carol M. Copenhaver Williams was born on November 03, 1953 at Kansas City, Missouri. On April 25, 1983 she was married to Richard Abeln. Susan was a homemaker and had worked for the newspaper for 20 years. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church, Brookfield; Eagles Lodge #2463 Ladies Auxlliary; past president of the Lady Elks; past member of F.O.R.R. Local 8; past member of the BPWA; and for ten years she was a Leader for the Girl Scouts. Susan is survived by her husband, Richard, of the home; step-daughter, Jennifer and husband Rodney Burns, Brookfield; Step-son Jason Abeln, Kansas; daughter, Becky Abeln and Rachael Davis, Houston, Mo.; son Richard Abeln Jr., Chillicothe; daughter, Tammy and husband Joe Marino, Brookfield; daughter-in-law, Heather Abeln, St. Catharine; seventeen grandchildren; two sisters, Twana Phillips, Rothville and Kathy Johns, Brookfield; one brother, Bill Fitzgerald, Macon. She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Carol Williams and her grandparents, Ira and Amber Wiliiams.