Susan-Raskin-Obituary

Susan F. Raskin

New York City, New York

Mar 4, 1924 – Dec 21, 2022

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BORN
March 4, 1924
DIED
December 21, 2022
LOCATION
New York City, New York

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Beloved by her family, she leaves a legacy of civic leadership at Rochdale Village and Penn South.

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My eyes are swollen with tears as I write this. I just learned that my dear Susan has moved on to greener pastures. Susan wasn´t my grandmother by blood, but she loved me more deeply than my own grandmother. I love her so much. I have a lifetime of memories of the sweetest, most amiable, and funniest person you could ever meet. To know Susan was to be loved she was incredibly affectionate, caring, polite, and knowledgeable. She will forever be embedded in my heart. I miss her stories, her...

I just saw this. I'm so sorry to hear of Susie's passing. She was a lovely person.

Sue and Jack were very close to my dad, David Smith, at Penn South. Jack served onbl the Penn South Board of Directors and Sue was the chair of the Coop Council at Penn South for many years. She and I batted heads many times. She was a fierce adversary. She was not afraid to stand up to anyone.

Sue was an amazing woman and always active in the Penn South Community and a Co-Op council leader. He husband, Jack, was also involved and a member of the Board for many years. Condolences to her family.

I did not know Susan and Jack personally, but I did know their children, as we grew up on this new housing development in South Jamaica, Queens, that was known as Rochdale Village. But I did know their kids, Joe and Debbie, and I send my sincerest condolences to them on their mom's passing. Their parents were very politically active during Rochdale's early days, and while you didn't have to necessarily agree with them, they cared about their community with a positive fervor. Again, this...

I extend my warmest condolences to Joe and Deborah (along with their families) on the passing of their mother, Susan. Mrs. Raskin was the sweetest, kindest, next door neighbor that any could ever have. As a little kid, she always had a kind, encouraging word and a warm, welcoming smile for me. I had so much respect for Mrs. Raskin and the equally phenomenal Mr. Jack Raskin. They were in perpetual service to our community, Rochdale, and they were always nice to this little kid. When I...