Susanna Walantus

 A Celebration of Life service for Susanna "Susan" Jane Walantus, age 59, of Clarksville, TN, will be Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 12:00 PM at Sykes Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until the time of service. 

Susan was born on February 20, 1965 in Taejon, South Korea and was found in a baby box at a local orphanage. She was adopted by Christian Missionaries in 1976 and brought to Monterey, CA at the age of 11. Susan married at the age of 18 and had 2 children. In 1993, she met and married Tony J Walantus IV in Clarksville, TN who was stationed at 5th Special Forces Group at Ft. Campbell, KY and they had 31 years of fun, hardship, and love. Susan loved to talk to everyone and she brightened up everywhere she went, making people laugh and feel comfortable. She loved the United States and after every move always wanted to return to TN.

Susan was a devoted mother and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She loved gardening and tending to her yard. She enjoyed playing the piano and listening to music. Susan never missed an episode of "The Bold and the Beautiful" or "Young and the Restless". She enjoyed working at the Madison St. Wal-Mart as a cashier and talking to her customers who made it a point to go though her line to see her through the 1990s-2000s. She was a also a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 

She is survived by her loving husband, Tony J Walantus IV, children, Donna L. Graham, Robert W. Graham, Tony J.(Jamie) Walantus V, and Nathan J. Walantus, grandchildren: Daniel Graham, Nelson Graham, Jr., Robert Graham, Jr., Reagan Graham, Lilly Graham, and Violet Graham. 

Please visit Susan online guestbook at www.sykesfuneralhome.com and share a memory with the family.