Susan Linn Mills

Susan Linn Mills (Grovier), 65, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at Perry Lutheran Homes – King Garden Campus in Perry, Iowa after several years with early-onset Alzheimer's.

Sue was born May 5, 1960, to Doris Ann Grovier (Frits) and Jack Arthur Grovier at Des Moines General Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.

She enjoyed being outside in her garden, entertaining and telling stories, having a good time and traveling. She loved Donny Osmond all her life. She loved her cousin David and the other four of course. After a stint at the Seventh-day Adventist Oak Park Academy, Sue went on to graduate from East High School in Des Moines, Iowa. She married Louis Mills and had two daughters and divorced. Sue often made lifelong friends with co-workers in the medical industry. She began her career as a unit clerk at Methodist Hospital where she met her besties, Jodi and Steve with whom she enjoyed gambling among other things. She was politically active, always promoting the next populist candidate, with her last endeavor as precinct captain for Bernie Sanders. She weekly visited with her grandma Alice while she had her, and was always preparing for the next family holiday. She was always on the go, inviting people to do anything she found going on in the community or just walking with her friend Lee.

She is survived by her children, Melissa Brown (Mills) and Jennifer Mills; grandchildren, Jackie Grovier, James Grovier, Jack Walker, JeNelle Whitfield, King Julian Whitfield, and Juniper Brown.

Susan was preceded in death by her brother, Mark Grovier, mother, Doris Grovier (Frits), father, Jack Grovier, and step-mother, Dolores Grovier (Novonty).

Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, Iowa with visitation one hour prior. Burial at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Susan and condolences expressed at www. HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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