The Eugene Register-Guard
Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Family Tribute
Susanne Schumann (1937-2010)
Susanne Schumann, age 72, died January 4, 2010 of pancreatic cancer. She left this life as she lived it: on her own terms. Her family thanks Oregon Death with Dignity assistants who made her passing painless and peaceful.
Susanne was born in Berlin, Germany, November 8, 1937, the youngest by 12 years of five children. Her father was an officer in the German Army and died during World War II. She was eight when the Russians invaded Berlin. Her family had to forage for food and hide in ditches to avoid the bombers that were strafing the roads. She resolved to find a better life for herself.
Susanne was a world class swimmer. In her teens she won the coveted title of Berlin Swimming Champion. She accepted an invitation to come to the United States to swim competitively. She first attended Colby Junior College in New Hampshire and then University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where she earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
She met her husband Jeremiah Fogelson on a ski trip in Michigan. They married in 1969 and moved to Eugene where they raised their three remarkable children, Elizabeth, Benjamin and Nicholas.
Susanne practiced psychology in Eugene for twenty years. She then moved to Portland where she continued her practice until she retired.
She was a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club, after being invited on an athletic scholarship to swim on its senior swimming team. Despite the pain of degenerative disk disease, Susanne set many records, won dozens of medals, and on a number of occasions held top 10 in world times for her age.
In 2001 she traveled to India to visit textile producers. When the 7.60 Gujarat earthquake struck, she was in Bhuj, the epicenter, and was missing for nearly a week. Her family and friends feared the worst. The hotel she left the day before the quake was in ruins and many of the guests were killed. The next day a bridge collapsed right after she crossed it. Somehow she survived this tragic event as she had many others.
Susanne had varied interests. She travelled the world, was a top-notch cook, a skier, a tennis player, a scuba diver, and an accomplished artist in many mediums. During her travels she bought beads from around the world that she made into beautiful and interesting necklaces. After her retirement this passion grew into a business that she followed until her death.
Susanne was strong, opinionated, intelligent, funny, loving and demanding. Faced with illness after illness throughout her life she pressed on despite pain and discomfort. She was unsinkable, courageous and irreplaceable. We will miss her.
On December 12th 2009, knowing her time was near, she invited her friends to her home in Portland for a good-by party. The memory of this celebration -- the laughter, tears and love -- brightened the last days of her life.
Her children honored their mother's wishes to be in her own home until the end. They thank everyone who helped with Susanne's care.
Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Family Tribute
Susanne Schumann (1937-2010)
Susanne Schumann, age 72, died January 4, 2010 of pancreatic cancer. She left this life as she lived it: on her own terms. Her family thanks Oregon Death with Dignity assistants who made her passing painless and peaceful.
Susanne was born in Berlin, Germany, November 8, 1937, the youngest by 12 years of five children. Her father was an officer in the German Army and died during World War II. She was eight when the Russians invaded Berlin. Her family had to forage for food and hide in ditches to avoid the bombers that were strafing the roads. She resolved to find a better life for herself.
Susanne was a world class swimmer. In her teens she won the coveted title of Berlin Swimming Champion. She accepted an invitation to come to the United States to swim competitively. She first attended Colby Junior College in New Hampshire and then University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where she earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
She met her husband Jeremiah Fogelson on a ski trip in Michigan. They married in 1969 and moved to Eugene where they raised their three remarkable children, Elizabeth, Benjamin and Nicholas.
Susanne practiced psychology in Eugene for twenty years. She then moved to Portland where she continued her practice until she retired.
She was a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club, after being invited on an athletic scholarship to swim on its senior swimming team. Despite the pain of degenerative disk disease, Susanne set many records, won dozens of medals, and on a number of occasions held top 10 in world times for her age.
In 2001 she traveled to India to visit textile producers. When the 7.60 Gujarat earthquake struck, she was in Bhuj, the epicenter, and was missing for nearly a week. Her family and friends feared the worst. The hotel she left the day before the quake was in ruins and many of the guests were killed. The next day a bridge collapsed right after she crossed it. Somehow she survived this tragic event as she had many others.
Susanne had varied interests. She travelled the world, was a top-notch cook, a skier, a tennis player, a scuba diver, and an accomplished artist in many mediums. During her travels she bought beads from around the world that she made into beautiful and interesting necklaces. After her retirement this passion grew into a business that she followed until her death.
Susanne was strong, opinionated, intelligent, funny, loving and demanding. Faced with illness after illness throughout her life she pressed on despite pain and discomfort. She was unsinkable, courageous and irreplaceable. We will miss her.
On December 12th 2009, knowing her time was near, she invited her friends to her home in Portland for a good-by party. The memory of this celebration -- the laughter, tears and love -- brightened the last days of her life.
Her children honored their mother's wishes to be in her own home until the end. They thank everyone who helped with Susanne's care.
The Eugene Register-Guard
Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Family Tribute
Susanne Schumann (1937-2010)
Susanne Schumann, age 72, died January 4, 2010 of pancreatic cancer. She left this life as she lived it: on her own terms. Her family thanks Oregon Death with Dignity assistants who made her passing painless and peaceful.
Susanne was born in Berlin, Germany, November 8, 1937, the youngest by 12 years of five children. Her father was an officer in the German Army and died during World War II. She was eight when the Russians invaded Berlin. Her family had to forage for food and hide in ditches to avoid the bombers that were strafing the roads. She resolved to find a better life for herself.
Susanne was a world class swimmer. In her teens she won the coveted title of Berlin Swimming Champion. She accepted an invitation to come to the United States to swim competitively. She first attended Colby Junior College in New Hampshire and then University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where she earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
She met her husband Jeremiah Fogelson on a ski trip in Michigan. They married in 1969 and moved to Eugene where they raised their three remarkable children, Elizabeth, Benjamin and Nicholas.
Susanne practiced psychology in Eugene for twenty years. She then moved to Portland where she continued her practice until she retired.
She was a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club, after being invited on an athletic scholarship to swim on its senior swimming team. Despite the pain of degenerative disk disease, Susanne set many records, won dozens of medals, and on a number of occasions held top 10 in world times for her age.
In 2001 she traveled to India to visit textile producers. When the 7.60 Gujarat earthquake struck, she was in Bhuj, the epicenter, and was missing for nearly a week. Her family and friends feared the worst. The hotel she left the day before the quake was in ruins and many of the guests were killed. The next day a bridge collapsed right after she crossed it. Somehow she survived this tragic event as she had many others.
Susanne had varied interests. She travelled the world, was a top-notch cook, a skier, a tennis player, a scuba diver, and an accomplished artist in many mediums. During her travels she bought beads from around the world that she made into beautiful and interesting necklaces. After her retirement this passion grew into a business that she followed until her death.
Susanne was strong, opinionated, intelligent, funny, loving and demanding. Faced with illness after illness throughout her life she pressed on despite pain and discomfort. She was unsinkable, courageous and irreplaceable. We will miss her.
On December 12th 2009, knowing her time was near, she invited her friends to her home in Portland for a good-by party. The memory of this celebration -- the laughter, tears and love -- brightened the last days of her life.
Her children honored their mother's wishes to be in her own home until the end. They thank everyone who helped with Susanne's care.
Lane County, Oregon
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Family Tribute
Susanne Schumann (1937-2010)
Susanne Schumann, age 72, died January 4, 2010 of pancreatic cancer. She left this life as she lived it: on her own terms. Her family thanks Oregon Death with Dignity assistants who made her passing painless and peaceful.
Susanne was born in Berlin, Germany, November 8, 1937, the youngest by 12 years of five children. Her father was an officer in the German Army and died during World War II. She was eight when the Russians invaded Berlin. Her family had to forage for food and hide in ditches to avoid the bombers that were strafing the roads. She resolved to find a better life for herself.
Susanne was a world class swimmer. In her teens she won the coveted title of Berlin Swimming Champion. She accepted an invitation to come to the United States to swim competitively. She first attended Colby Junior College in New Hampshire and then University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where she earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology.
She met her husband Jeremiah Fogelson on a ski trip in Michigan. They married in 1969 and moved to Eugene where they raised their three remarkable children, Elizabeth, Benjamin and Nicholas.
Susanne practiced psychology in Eugene for twenty years. She then moved to Portland where she continued her practice until she retired.
She was a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club, after being invited on an athletic scholarship to swim on its senior swimming team. Despite the pain of degenerative disk disease, Susanne set many records, won dozens of medals, and on a number of occasions held top 10 in world times for her age.
In 2001 she traveled to India to visit textile producers. When the 7.60 Gujarat earthquake struck, she was in Bhuj, the epicenter, and was missing for nearly a week. Her family and friends feared the worst. The hotel she left the day before the quake was in ruins and many of the guests were killed. The next day a bridge collapsed right after she crossed it. Somehow she survived this tragic event as she had many others.
Susanne had varied interests. She travelled the world, was a top-notch cook, a skier, a tennis player, a scuba diver, and an accomplished artist in many mediums. During her travels she bought beads from around the world that she made into beautiful and interesting necklaces. After her retirement this passion grew into a business that she followed until her death.
Susanne was strong, opinionated, intelligent, funny, loving and demanding. Faced with illness after illness throughout her life she pressed on despite pain and discomfort. She was unsinkable, courageous and irreplaceable. We will miss her.
On December 12th 2009, knowing her time was near, she invited her friends to her home in Portland for a good-by party. The memory of this celebration -- the laughter, tears and love -- brightened the last days of her life.
Her children honored their mother's wishes to be in her own home until the end. They thank everyone who helped with Susanne's care.
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