Susan M. Hallock

Susan M. Hallock, 62, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, died on Sunday, November 15, 2009, at Hillcrest Health and Rehab in Bellevue, Neb., following a courageous battle with cancer.

Susan was born on February 6, 1947, in Council Bluffs, to the late Elvin and Elsie Shew. She graduated from high school in Auburn, Neb., in 1965, and graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo., with a degree in Secondary Education, Social Science in 1970. She received her Certified Public Manager certification through Drake University in 2004. In 1968, she married Stan Hallock. They had their first son, Bill, in 1971, and their second son Drew, in 1975.

Also in 1975 they moved to Glenwood, Iowa, and Sue began work as a social worker for the State of Iowa. Sue progressed through a multitude of career advancements with the Department of Human Services, becoming a supervisor and a director. In 1988, she took a position with the Iowa Department of Personnel as a Personnel Officer, specializing in consulting and interpreting labor issues. In 1994, she became a Labor Relations Specialist and was chief spokesman for the State of Iowa contracts with employee unions. In 2005, she accepted her current position of Director of Administration Services at the Glenwood Resource Center in Glenwood, Iowa. Her service to the State of Iowa stretches over 34 years, and her dedication and passion for pubic service is highly regarded.

Susan Hallock was a member of St. John's Lutheran church in Council Bluffs, and was active in the Democratic Party throughout her life. Her hobbies included genealogy and spending time with her family, especially her four grandkids.

Susan is preceded in death by her parents, Elvin and Elsie Shew of Auburn, NE.

Susan is survived by her husband, Stan; two children, Bill and his wife, Jennifer, of Shippenville, Pa., and Drew and his wife, Kelli Sweet, of LaVista, Neb.; four grandchildren, Julia Young, Austin, Renee, and Lauren Hallock of Shippenville, Pa.; one brother, Elvin Shew, Jr., and his wife Helen, of Cedar Creek, Neb.; one sister, Jackie Obermeyer and her husband, Darryl, of Brownville, Neb.; three nieces, Tracy and her husband, Matt Lankford, of Omaha, Neb., Monica and her husband, Nolan Davis, of Omaha, Erica and her husband, Tony Janssen, of Auburn, Neb.; and four nephews, Mike Shew, Neal and his wife, Sara Obermeyer, Tim Shew, and Eric Shew, all of Omaha.

Funeral Services for Susan M. Hallock will be held on Thursday, November 19th, 2009, at 11 a.m., at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home in Council Bluffs, with Rev. E. Jon Benson. Burial will be held at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Council Bluffs. Friends and family are invited to a luncheon at St. John's Lutheran Church following the burial. Family and friends are also welcome at the Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 18th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., for a visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials are being established for the Omaha chapter of the American Cancer Society as well as the Northwest Missouri State University Adopt-a-Bearcat Scholarship Program.

If you wish to create an American Cancer Society memorial, please send a check in memory of Susan Hallock to 9850 Nicholas Street, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68114. If you wish to create a Northwest Missouri State Scholarship memorial, make checks payable to the Northwest Missouri State University Foundation in memory of Susan Hallock, 800 University Dr, Maryville, MO 64468. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Susan Hallock and her family. Sue was a warm and loving mother, a dedicated public servant, and a wonderful grandmother.

This obituary was originally published in The Daily Nonpareil.