It was such an honor to serve and care for Ms. Suzanne. It was never a dull moment with her in my presence. She was such a free spirit. She used to call me "straight laced" because I followed the rules a little too much, in her opinion. Providing care for her was a blessing for me. I looked forward to coming to work because I knew I would see her beautiful smile each night and she looked forward to Cardinal mint candy and ginger ale. I never had to wonder what she was thinking because she did not have a problem expressing what was on her mind. She shared so much of her life with me while we both gazed at the moon from her window. She seemed to love nature. Taking care of her was like taking care of my own mother. Ms. Suzanne was loved and she will truly be missed by my co-workers and I. Rest peacefully.

My mother accomplished a great many things in her life, marrying at a not so typical young age for a person from a devoted Catholic family in northeastern Ohio. She raised two boys in the late 1960s and 1970s, excelled at Anatomy and Physiology classes at Cuyahoga Community College (a.k.a. "Tri-C" back then) but primarily used the knowledge gained to better understand life, guide her children and care for herself when conventional medical treatments were out of her reach. Suzanne also had a passion for hobby-level lapidary (stone polishing) and jewelry crafting but, did not pursue this beyond sharing the interest with family and friends. Married three times, twice to U.S. Navy veterans (Dennis C. and later James S.) who served in the Atlantic fleet and overseas, while also working for Department of The Navy Payroll and Disbursing activity and as a Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) as a Customer Service agent in the 1970s, and later went on to positions with Navy Publications and Printing, then after relocating to Flagstaff, Arizona the Motor Vehicle Division while residing in the Kachina Village subdivision for about 10 years. Suzanne was always interested in the outdoors and I know she enjoyed living among the enormous Ponderosa Pine trees of northern Arizona and making trips to, as well as down into, the Grand Canyon; one time riding down Bright Angel trail on pack mule and describing only having inches if clearance along the trail - a pure test of her faith in animals if ever there was one! Life became more challenging for mom in a variety of ways before leaving Arizona and returning to the mid-Atlantic region of southeastern Virginia in the late 1990s, where she settled and married for a third time but, largely remained a free spirit and holding her independence above all else in her retirement years. Mom loved cats and dogs very much and had a period of time during her second marriage when she and her husband bred and raised striped Angel fish so successfully the offspring were traded back to the pet store and the proceeds used to buy top shelf aquarium equipment. Mom is survived by family and friends to include two sons, daughters-in-law, a grandchild and great grandchild as well as nephews, nieces, great-nephew and extended family across the country in Ohio, California, Missouri, Virginia and possibly other northeastern U.S. states. Mom was a strong guide to me during my childhood and teenage years, and we had many discussion about love, relationships, ethical and humane living, as well as New Age spirituality, extrasensory perception, life's magical happenings that test our understanding of the universe, and even the most widely disputed topic of heaven and life after death; Mom believed many things might be possible, both here and here-after!

Dennis and Chris, We are so sorry for your loss. Dave/Joan Zidar

Dennis and Chris, our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with you.

Life was always an adventure with her.

72 is too young to lose your Mom. I hope time will bring you some comfort.

I’m sorry for your loss.

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.