Susan Olson Obituary

It is with great sadness that the family of Susan Frances Olson

announces her passing on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the age of 44, of cancer. She was born

on November 1, 1973 at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita, KS, the beloved daughter of Richard and

Mary (Giefer) Olson of Springdale, AR.

Susan will be lovingly remembered by her brother Richard M. Olson; his wife, Jana; and

their children Tyler and Kendal Olson of Springdale, AR. Susan will also be fondly remembered

by many aunts, uncles, cousins and her wonderful friends.

She is preceded in death by grandparents Matt and Bertha (Klein) Giefer, and

Genevieve (Hampel) Giefer of Kingman, KS; grandparents Wallace and Frances Olson of

Wrentham, MA; cousin Dana Klein of Garden Plain, KS; and Aunt Pam Giefer of Kingman, KS.

Susan, part of an U.S. Air Force family, settled in Jacksonville, AR. Entirely blind from a

young age, Susan graduated high school from the Arkansas School for the Blind in Little Rock,

AR. She continued her studies to earn a Bachelor of Science in Education at Henderson State

University, and a Master of Education in Special Education, and teacher of the visually impaired.

Upon graduating college, Susan was an instructor for adult onset blindness at Lions

World Services for the Blind in Little Rock. In 2001, to the present, Susan began her teaching

career at the Arkansas School for the Blind in Little Rock; where she taught 7th-12th grade

English and Special Education.

Susan was musically inclined and often sang at various events. She also enjoyed

athletics including: swimming, snow skiing, water skiing, and competitive track and field events

for the visually impaired.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday at the Livingston Funeral Home, Kingman, Kansas. The parish rosary will be at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday at the St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kingman with Mass of Christian Burial following at 10:00 a.m.Burial will be in the Walnut Hill Cemetery, Kingman.

Memorials may be made with the Arkansas School for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas in care of the funeral home.