Susan Ellen Kowalkowski, 75, originally of New Kensington, Pa. passed away peacefully on April 28th, 2024, at Mount Sinai West Hospital, New York City. Susan was born January 19, 1949, in Wilkinsburg, Pa., the daughter of the late Joseph Krzanski and Lillian Sahene Black. She graduated from New Kensington Arnold High School, Class of 1966, and Geneva University with an Associate's Degree. After spending most of her life in New Kensington, she moved to Manhattan, New York in 2021 to be closer to her daughter. Susan loved Broadway musical theater, classic movies, reading, and spending time with family. Above all was her faith and love for the Lord. Susan is survived by her daughter, Megan McHugh (Kowalkowski), New York, NY, her grandson Cristian Seth David, and her two brothers, Neil Kazan, Far Hills, New Jersey, and Jason Black, Norfolk Va. She will be remembered as a loving mother and sister. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her son Seth David Kowalkowski and her step father John 'Jack' Black. Private arrangements and burial in at Plum Creek Cemetery by THE RUSIEWICZ FAMILY OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS, ARNOLD & LOWER BURRELL. Details of plans for a Celebration of Life to follow. www.RusiewiczFH.com