Susan Jean (Davis) Emerick, 77, of New Sewickley, passed away on Monday, June 8th, after a 7-month battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She was born on August 31st, 1948, a daughter of the late Howard Blair and Emma Jean Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother and sister-in-law, Howard Blair Davis Jr (Juliann) and her sister and brother-in-law, Karen Irene Shultz (Nelson). She is survived by her husband, Carl M. Emerick, her stepmother, Dorothy Davis, her sisters, Catherine Louise Davis, Rebecca Lee Miller (Ron) and Margaret Alice Grafton (Barry), her children, Diana Lynn Nye (Donnie) and Georgia Ann Vargo (Louis), her grandchildren: Andy, Rosalyn, Heath, Niki, Courtney; as well as her great grandchildren: Kane, Frank, Koa, Stella, Keston, Goldie, and Lewis. She also had a special love for her dogs, Joe and Corky.

Susan graduated from Freedom Area High School with its class of 1966. She married Carl “Mac” Emerick, on July 15th, 1966, at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rochester. Together they had two girls. She worked with Carl at Emerick’s Greenhouse for forty-three years. Over the years, they traveled to all but two of the fifty states. Susan loved to read, build puzzles, play Solitaire and Sudoku, as well as loved to bake. She was a Sunday School teacher for a number of years and was a great listener to other people’s troubles.

In accordance with her wishes, she will be cremated with no viewing. Arrangements have been entrusted to William Murphy Funeral Home Inc., 349 Adams Street, Rochester. A memorial service will take place on Saturday, June 13th, at 5 p.m. in Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of Rochester. All memorial contributions can be made to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 393 Adams Street Rochester, PA 1504, or the American Cancer Society in her name. Her family would like to give a special thank you to the Good Samaritan Hospice for their extraordinary care and comfort for Susan and the family.