Susan Marie (Kempcke) Hilgenkamp, 66, of Olathe, Kan., passed away Oct. 29, 2022, peacefully in her home after being diagnosed with a fast spreading cancer. Visitation will be held at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, 14275 S. Black Bob Rd., Olathe, KS 66062 on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral service will also be held at the funeral home on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at 11 a.m.
Susan Marie (Kempcke) Hilgenkamp was born Sept. 21, 1956, in Omaha to Arthur and Marilyn (Reeh) Kempcke. She was baptized and confirmed in Christ at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Sue attended Goll Country School and Blair High School, both in Blair. Sue graduated high school in 1974 and began nursing school at Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, and Metropolitan Community College, in Omaha. Sue worked as an LPN for several years at the Fremont Hospital before becoming a stay at home mom to her two daughters. She returned to the workforce after her daughters began school, working in the cafeteria of Arlington Public Schools in Arlington. In 2000, Sue began working at the Washington County Court House in Blair in the Clerks and Treasurers Offices until she retired in 2018. Sue also spent many summers throughout the years working in the office at the Washington County Fair.
Sue married Duane Hilgenkamp on Nov. 6, 1976, at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Together they had two daughters, Angie and K.C. In the fall of 2018, Sue and Duane moved to Olathe to be closer to their daughters and grandchildren. She spent the last four years helping care for her grandchildren and hosting family dinner once a week.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father.
Sue is survived by her husband of almost 46 years Duane, daughters Angie (Jimmy) March and K.C. (Crystal Wittlinger) Hilgenkamp, granddaughters Heidi, Zoe and Maggie March, grandson Riley March, nieces and nephews, and brother Jeff (Lyn) Kempcke.
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