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Susan Palm Obituary
AIKEN - Mrs. Susan Ahlheim Palm, 80, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023.
Susan was born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter and only child of the late Walter and Edna Helen Poppe Ahlheim. She received her bachelor's degree from Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA in 1964 and a Master of Arts in Religion from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, St Davids, PA in 1986. She had a 17 year teaching career in both public and Christian elementary schools, retiring from Valley Forge Baptist Temple, Valley Forge, PA in 2002.
Susan is survived by her loving husband, Thomas Samuel Palm; daughters, Amy Sue (Christopher) Myers, Nancy Ellen (Michael) Everest; grandchildren, Gilchrist T (Mallory) Myers, Kaitlin M Myers (Kaleb) Jones, Thomas A (Erika) Everest, Elena M Everest, and Matthias G Everest.
The funeral service will take place at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend William L Eaves II officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Interment will be held at Valley Forge Memorial Gardens, King ofPrussia, PA.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to: Pineview Church P.O. Box 157 New Ellenton, SC 29809, Samaritan's Purse (www.samaritanspurse.org), or the American Cancer Society (donate.cancer.org )
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