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Susan Jerene O'Rourke

1941 - 2013

BORN

1941

DIED

2013

Susan O'Rourke Obituary

Susan Jerene O'Rourke died November 15, 2013 in Boulder. Susan was born August 20, 1941, in Washington DC, and moved to Colorado Springs in 1945, where she grew up. She graduated from Colorado Springs High School (now Palmer High School) in 1959.

Susan was the eldest child of Ruth Rouss and Dennis O'Rourke, of Colorado Springs. She is survived by her siblings, Kathleen, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Brian, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dennis, of Littleton, Colorado, Bessie, or Ruth of Anchorage, Alaska, and Lola, of Bainbridge Island, Washington.

No services are planned.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Gazette on Dec. 14, 2013.

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Susan reading to John Scarboro, 1975

Ann Scarboro

February 11, 2014

December 15, 2013

The photo is of our third grade class, Steele school.Susan is third from the left top row.

Michael Bradley

December 15, 2013

Michael Bradley

December 14, 2013

I went to school with Susan grade school through CSHS. I am sorry to here of her passing. Condolences to the family.

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