Susan Kersten was born July 27, 1957, the daughter of Carol Ann Moeller and Alex Bollinger, Sr.

Susan was a gifted artist and had just begun selling her artwork in eastern Iowa.

On Sunday, September 24, 1995, Susan attended a family reunion in Davenport, Iowa. After returning to her Iowa City home that evening, she was beaten to death. Her body was placed inside her vehicle, pushed over an embankment and then set afire. Officials later determined Susan had been killed prior to the car being set on fire.

Memorial services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 1995, at the George L. Gay Funeral Home. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.

Survivors included three daughters, Sandra of Williamsburg and 1-year-old twin daughters, Patience and Andrea, both of Iowa City; a son, Jason of Williamsburg; her father, Alex Bollinger Sr. of North Liberty; three sisters, Debbie Woodburn of Solon, Elizabeth Stutzman of North Liberty and Tina Sullivan of Coralville; and three brothers, Nolan and Scott Stutzman, both of Iowa City, and Alex Bollinger Jr. of Wisconsin.

Her mother, Carol Ann (Moeller) Stutzman, and a daughter, Erin, preceded her in death.

Susan's former boyfriend, Steven J. Klein, was arrested in Muscatine July 17, 2015, and charged with first-degree murder in her nearly 20-year-old unsolved homicide.

For more information about her case, please visit: https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/susan-kersten/

Susan Kersten was born July 27, 1957, the daughter of Carol Ann Moeller and Alex Bollinger, Sr.

Susan was a gifted artist and had just begun selling her artwork in eastern Iowa.

On Sunday, September 24, 1995, Susan attended a family reunion in Davenport, Iowa. After returning to her Iowa City home that evening, she was beaten to death. Her body was placed inside her vehicle, pushed over an embankment and then set afire. Officials later determined Susan had been killed prior to the car being set on fire.

Memorial services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 1995, at the George L. Gay Funeral Home. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.

Survivors included three daughters, Sandra of Williamsburg and 1-year-old twin daughters, Patience and Andrea, both of Iowa City; a son, Jason of Williamsburg; her father, Alex Bollinger Sr. of North Liberty; three sisters, Debbie Woodburn of Solon, Elizabeth Stutzman of North Liberty and Tina Sullivan of Coralville; and three brothers, Nolan and Scott Stutzman, both of Iowa City, and Alex Bollinger Jr. of Wisconsin.

Her mother, Carol Ann (Moeller) Stutzman, and a daughter, Erin, preceded her in death.

Susan's former boyfriend, Steven J. Klein, was arrested in Muscatine July 17, 2015, and charged with first-degree murder in her nearly 20-year-old unsolved homicide.

For more information about her case, please visit: https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/susan-kersten/