SUZAN DIANE KERN, née CLARKE, 76, of Santa Barbara and Riverside, California (CA), passed away on August 7, 2024, in Riverside, CA. Suzan was born in Glendale, CA to Pierce Forman Clarke and Doris Eleanor Clarke, née Murdy, on July 22, 1948. She went to high school at Granada Hills High School and graduated in 1966. She went on to attend art classes at San Fernando Valley State College, now California State University – Northridge. Suzan participated in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship while in college. During her mid college years, she married Mark Kern and had her children. (Later she was divorced.)
Suzan is survived by her two children, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, including her
daughter Betsy Berry of northern Virginia, and her son Ole Kern of Rohnert Park, CA; as well as her
brother Stephen, and her sisters Beverly and Julia, and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pierce and Doris, and her brother Christopher. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, 5425 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara CA, 93111.
The family also wishes to extend their gratitude to Vista Pacifica Convalescent Home in Riverside, CA,
and to the congregation and members of Turnpike Church of Christ in Santa Barbara, CA, for their many kindnesses and continuing cheerful encouragement to Suzan, in particular during recent years when her mobility decreased. She was well loved and recognized for her Christian faith. May her memory be eternal and may she rest with the blessed!
Family and friends are invited to Funeral Services to be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at 11:00am at the Pavilion of the Carpinteria Cemetery District, 1501 Cravens Lane, Carpinteria. Interment will then follow in Carpinteria Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the JOSEPH P. REARDON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, Ventura.