Obituary: Susanne P. Demchak, 77, of Clinton

From Swan Funeral Home

Susanne P. Demchak, 77, of Clinton, widow of Robert Demchak, passed away unexpectedly on April 29 after a long illness with her daughter by her side.

Born in Marblehead, MA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Hazel (Stone) Perkins. After graduating from Marblehead High School, she received her teaching degree from Gorham State Teachers College in Gorham, ME in 1962.

Susanne married her beloved husband Robert in 1965, and continued teaching second grade at the Essex Elementary School until starting a family in 1966. She spent many years as a homemaker and full-time mom until the tragic loss of her husband in 1978. She spent some years working as a substitute teacher, then at the Lee Company, retiring from there in 2006.

Susanne was active in Girl Scouts, as both a scout and a troop leader for more than 35 years. She had been a Mariner Girl Scout and a member of the Boston Yacht Club and relished any opportunity to be out on the water on a boat. She was a member of the First Church of Christ in Clinton, and had been a member of the choir. She was lucky to have the chance to take many trips and cruises with friends and to make many visits to her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren in Oregon before her health made travel difficult. She enjoyed singing and music, jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles and good books, and the company of her daughter and her cats.

Susanne will be dearly missed by her daughter Rebecca of Clinton, her son Robert and his wife Samantha of Stayton, OR, and their children Alexander, Shasta, Abigail Jensen, and Alyssa Bower, as well has her grandchildren's spouses and five great-grandchildren. She will also be missed by her two beloved brothers, Edward Perkins of Old Lyme and Robert Perkins of San Jose, CA, as well as her sister-in-law Joan Perkins and her dear nieces and nephews.

There will be a memorial service on Thursday, May 11 at 11:00AM at the First Church of Christ Congregational, 55 Church Rd., Clinton. Burial will be at Waterside Cemetery in Marblehead, MA on Friday, May 12. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Forgotten Felines, PO Box 734, Clinton, CT 06413.

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