- Her father was of one half Dutch, one quarter German, and one quarter Luxembourgian, ancestry. Her mother, born in New York, was of entirely Irish descent.
- Is a die-hard fan of the Green Bay Packers.
- Owns 2 dogs and 3 cats. One of her cats was given to her by Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne and named "Ozzy".
- Her father was a judge who served under Senator Joseph McCarthy. He died in 1989.
- Youngest of 3 daughters
- Liked Jefferson Airplane as a teenager.
- Her older sister, Lise Van Susteren, also lives in Washington D.C. and is a forensic psychologist with her own practice. Her brother, Dirk Van Susteren, is a journalist and author.
- Owns Stock with the Green Bay Packers, her favorite football team.
- She is an attorney by trade as is her husband, who is a Baltimore native. The former also went into journalism, while the latter is a legal analyst for Fearless (1993).
- Graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor's degree in Economics in 1976.
- Friend of Tony Snow and Hilary Rosen.
- Her first job was to take the coins from the cash register and put them in paper containers, before the coins were then taken to the bank.
- Older sister, Lise Van Susteren, is a well known psychologist in Washington D.C.; has her own private practice.
- She enjoyed living a rural lifestyle as a child.
- Her mother, Margery Van Susteren, passed away in 2001.
- Her mom lived with her and husband, John P. Coale, in Washington D.C. the last few years of her life.
- Family talked about and debated politics as she grew up at the dinner table.
- Her dad Urban Van Susteren passed away in 1989.
- Her father was one of 13 kids.
- She attended Appleton Xavier Catholic High School in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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