Susan Prichard Zenner was a child of God who treasured her family and friends and who had an unmatched zest for life. Susan died peacefully surrounded by her family on November 5, 2026 after suffering two strokes in the last month. She was 84.

Born July 6, 1942 in Portland, Oregon to William Major Prichard and Patricia Rose Fox, Susan attended The Madeleine Catholic Grade School, Grant High School and Marylhurst College. She loved weekends at the beach with her friends, playing tennis, and spending time with her sweetheart, Jimmy Zenner.

In 1965 she married Jim, beginning the first chapter of their epic life adventure together. She and Jim moved to St. Louis, Missouri where they raised their five children in the Greenbriar Hills and Apple Hill neighborhoods of Kirkwood. One of their best memories began in 1973 when Susan and Jim took their three young children on a yearlong tour of Europe. They traveled in their VW bus through cathedrals, museums and vineyards, making lifelong friends and igniting an insatiable interest in food, art, language and people of all cultures. Subsequently Jim and Sue visited almost every continent and made a home in Hong Kong for several years. Back home Jim cheered Susan on at her indoor soccer games, at the finish lines of road races, and every time she would complete a new work of art.

Up to her death Susan held numerous volunteer roles at St. Gerard Majella and Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church where she and Jim were parishioners. Susan was a founding member of the St. Louis Calligraphy Guild, an active member of St. Louis Craft Alliance and taught countless calligraphy and other art classes. She and Jim have been proud members of the “Greenbriar Gang” for 54 years.

Susan will be remembered by her husband Jim, children, Sarah Dolan (Terry), Katie Mungenast (Kurt), Emilie Smith, Tim Zenner, and Anna Zenner Hingst (Eric), her grandchildren: Michael, Elizabeth and Peter Jenkins; Caroline (Rich), Joe (Maria), Peter (Rachel), Henry (Carolyn), John, and Will Mungenast, Eleanor, Anna Chloe, and Lauren Smith, and Max and Josephine Zenner; as well as three great-grandchildren: Vivienne, Charlotte and Leo.

In accordance with her generous spirit, Susan donated her body to the St. Louis University School of Medicine.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to:

Marianists

St. Louis, MO 63108.