Susan Ruth Moline

Susan Ruth Moline, 74, of St. Paul, formerly of Lincoln, died on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.

A private memorial service is pending and will be held at a future date. Inurnment will be at the Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield, Nebraska.

Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul is assisting the family with local arrangements.

Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.

Susan Ruth Moline, daughter of Dale and Donna (Webb) Moline, was born on May 31st, 1951, at the Osmond General Hospital in Osmond Nebraska. She attended Sunny Hill Rural School in Knox County Nebraska. The school was located 0.75 miles north of the farm home and the same school her father and grandfather attended. After the school closed Susan attended St. Andrew’s Catholic School and graduated from Bloomfield Community High School in 1969. These schools were the same schools her mother attended. Susan loved music and participated in choir throughout high school. At age sixteen, she began working at Osmond General Hospital as a Certified Nursing Assistant.

After graduating from high school, Susan attended Mount Marty College in Yankton, S.D., earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. She then worked in Lincoln, NE. She worked for a few years at one of the general hospitals, as well as the V.A. Hospital. She also worked for several years at the Lincoln Department of Health providing health care for underserved clients. She taught evening classes for clients. She also did a fair amount of teaching and training for medical interns. She was recognized by the Lincoln Journal for the program she set up, which was In-home visits to new mothers to ensure they and their babies were doing well after they left the hospital.

In the 1990s Susan entered the Physician Assistant Program in Grand Forks, ND. She then returned to Lincoln and worked until she retired. Susan was the first Physician Assistant to practice in NE. She worked for various physicians, and She completed her career while collaborating with physicians in a clinical setting where she treated several patients each day. She always said that “If you really listen to the patient, you will most likely identify approximately 90% of health issues.”

Susan loved growing up on the farm and she loved the animals. She had a dog named Rusty and they were good buddies. She also helped with the chicken chores. While she was not a ‘dog person,’ she loved her cats so much. Susan would spend many holidays with family at the farm. She was a particularly good cook/baker. Susan enjoyed sewing and was a talented seamstress. She made many of her clothes throughout high school and college. She was also very artsy. She created scrap books and greeting cards. Her beautiful penmanship was one of her hallmarks.

Susan is survived by her siblings, Teresa (Hamilton) of Glen Burnie, MD; Mary (Millikan) of Apache Junction, AZ; Cristopher Moline of Wausa, NE; nine nieces and nephews; fifteen great nieces and nephews; and seven great, great nieces and nephews; many cousins and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Jean Louise (Oien) and twin siblings, Laurie Ann and Joel Michael.