Suzanne Louise Clark
May 19, 1949 - July 2, 2025
Suzanne Louise Clark, 76, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2025 under the care of Hospice of Jefferson County, Watertown, NY.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, August 23 at 11:00 am at the Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home, 518 State Street, Carthage, NY. A private burial service will be held at Calvary Cemetery, Watertown.
Born in Watertown on May 19, 1949, Suzanne was a resident of West Carthage for 54 years. She was a 1967 graduate of Bucksport High School, Bucksport, Maine and continued her education at the University of Maine at Orono, graduating with a BS in Elementary Education in 1971. She earned a master’s degree from Potsdam University in 1979. She taught at West Carthage Elementary School for thirty-three years until her retirement in June 2004.
She enjoyed monthly lunches with fellow members of a local chapter of the Red Hat Society, as well as getting together frequently with Carthage Central retirees. She also volunteered at the Children’s Home of Jefferson County and the Jefferson County Historical Society.
Suzanne was predeceased by her parents, C. Wells and Mary (Zimmerman) Clark. She is survived by her brother, David, and his wife, Katherine, of Farmingdale, NJ; nephews Andrew and his wife, Marissa, and their sons, Ryan and Connor; and Gregory and his wife, Jessica, and their sons, Matthew and Ethan, also of New Jersey.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Gouverneur Breast Cancer Fund, PO Box 64, Gouverneur, NY 13642 or Hospice of Jefferson County, 1398 Gotham St., Watertown, NY 13601. Arrangements are under the care of the Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home, online condolences in her memory can be made to www.bezanillafh.com.
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