Survivors include his wife, Phyllis, of the home; his children, Melinda O’Brien and husband, Perry, of Brazilton, Kansas, Angela West and Robert Hood, both of Pittsburg, Kansas, John Hood of Frontenac, Kansas and Kaden Sustarsic, of the home and nine grandchildren, Austin O’Brien, Christopher, Austin, Haylee, Bryan and Michael Hood, Rachel Sutton, Destiny Burdick and Logan Light and seven great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a sister, Joyce Sustarsic, of Arma, Kansas, several nieces and nephews and his beloved dog, Chipper.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Gary Sustarsic and Larry “ Bubba” Sustarsic.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 11th at the Cheney Witt Chapel.
Private burial will take place at a later date in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Thursday at the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, Kansas. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.