Susan Martinek

Susan Jean Martinek was born in Northeast Iowa and moved with her family to Cedar Rapids when she was in middle school. Susan is one of 11 living siblings and is currently married to Daniel Martinek, has two children and several step children. Daniel and Susan currently reside in Cedar Rapids. In 1993, Susan founded and managed Seams Easy, a clothing alternation company for 19 years, and later, authored the book entitled, Alterations the Seams Easy Way (2011). Susan retired in 2011 selling her company and now fills her days caring for her youngest grandson. Susan has been an active parishioner of St. Ludmilas Catholic Church for 39 years. Her parish volunteer efforts encompass many different areas including serving two terms on the Pastoral Council, she was a founding parishioner and a member of the Discipleship Committee for 4 years, and the Co-Chairwoman of the Kolach Festive, also serving on its committee for many years. Susan has served the parishs Pro-Life with Love group for 15 years including residing as the groups president for 10 years. In addition to her service to her church, Susan is also currently serving her second term on the Archdiocesan Stewardship Committee. Legal abortion has killed over 55 million babies in American which drove Susan to co-found, in 2004, a city wide effort to end abortion now called Coalition for Life of Iowa. Susan has served as the Coalitions president since its inception and has hosted numerous educational forums including those on cloning and stem cell research, end of life decisions, contraception and its link to abortion, and faithful citizenship. Susan has also brought nationally renowned speakers to Cedar Rapids to speak and inspire the community, such as Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood manager. Susan is involved in many respect life activities locally, statewide, and even participating twice in the annual March for Life in Washington, DC. Susan enjoys spending time with all her grandchildren and respects life at all stages from conception to natural death.
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