Susette Townsend
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Susette Marie (Fair) Townsend, of Rochester, was born on July 4, 1967 in Baudette, MN to Leo and Janet (Kezeor) Fair. Sue peacefully earned her angel wings at home, after a long battle with cancer, on Friday, May 14, 2021 surrounded by family at the age of 53.
Susette graduated from Kennedy High School in Bloomington in 1985 and Mankato State University in March of 1989, with degrees in Math and Computer Science. In August of 1989, she married Greg Townsend in Bloomington. She worked for IBM, Lenovo and Analysts International over a 30 plus year career as a software engineer. She enjoyed spending time at the cabin with family and friends, water skiing and golfing.
Survivors include her husband, Greg of Rochester; daughter, Megan (fianc?, Jake Johnson) of Inver Grove Heights, MN and son, Adam Townsend of Rochester; two grandsons, Jake and Nolan; parents, Leo and Janet Fair of Bloomington, MN and three sisters, Lisa (Brett) Karnowski of Coon Rapids, MN, Ann (Nate) Bibus of Cottage Grove, MN and Amy (Brian) Mathews of Lakeville, MN. She was preceded in death by her grandparentsShe was preceded in death by her grandparents Wally and Helen Fair and Clem and Irene Kezeor.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, May 21, 2021 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes in Rochester. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorials can be directed to www.thrivethroughmovement.org to donate directly to the Phoenix Yoga program.
Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Townsend family. To share a special memory or condolence, please visit www.ranfranzandvinefh.com