- Date Of Birth: August 17, 1921
- Date Of Death: May 25, 2015
- State: Texas
August 17, 1921 – May 25, 2015
SUSIE C. (O’BRIEN) BIGGS KNOBLICH(August 17, 1921 – May 25, 2015)
Susie C. (O’Brien) Biggs Knoblich, 93, Georgetown, TX, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2015. Susie was born August 17, 1921 to John H. O’Brien and Anna (Hanson) O’Brien at New Effington, SD. She attended school in Minnesota. In 1939, Susie moved with her family from Hoffman, MN to Rosholt, SD. There she worked doing house cleaning, painting, and baby sitting. On June 20, 1949, she married Robert (Bob) Biggs in Rosholt, SD. They lived in Rosholt and became the parents of two daughters and two sons. After the death of her husband, Robert, she moved to Minneapolis, MN to be with her daughter Marie who was undergoing kidney dialysis. When Susie learned her daughter would require a kidney transplant, a fund raiser was initiated to assist in the cost of the transplant. However, Susie also wrote to her senators, the governor, the President and the Vice President of the United States. Hubert Humphrey, then Vice President, and Sen. George McGovern of Susie’s home state of South Dakota, responded. With their help, the national Medical Assistance Plan, Title 19, was passed, making funds available to Susie to help with her daughter’s medical expenses. While in Minneapolis, Susie worked at Ebenzer Nursing Home as Supervisor of Housekeeping and she retired after 14 years. In 1983, she married Reinhold (Knoby) Knoblich of MN. They moved to TX in 1986 and lived in San Antonio, Boerne, Center Point, Kerrville and finally Georgetown, TX.Susie volunteered at the Rainbow Senior Center in Boerne for many years. She was an active member of the Auxiliary VFW in Boerne where she served as chaplain.
