Suzanne Schirmer Geupel

GEUPEL Suzanne Schirmer Geupel, died Friday, October 3, 2008 at home from complications following a stroke in 2004. Her infectious personality, noble spirit and wonderful smile will be missed by her many friends and family. Born June 15, 1928 to the late Arnold T. and Dorothy B. Schirmer in Saginaw, MI. She lived in Columbus, OH since 1966, having previously lived in Indianapolis, IN and Saginaw. A graduate of Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, MI, she attended Colorado College. Married to the late John C. Geupel in 1949, of Indianapolis and Columbus, she had four sons, Carl of Northampton, MA, John of Alexander Creek, AK, Geoffrey of Bolinas, CA, and Erik of Manchester, UK. Besides her sons, she is survived by two sisters, Judith Bishop of Lansing, MI and Marilyn Berling of Indianapolis; four daughters-in-law; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandson. In Indiana, Suzanne was elected a precinct-committeeman and a delegate to state party conventions. She was a member of the Junior Leagues of Indianapolis and Columbus. In Columbus, she worked with the Childhood League, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Homeless Families Foundation, and served on the boards of Ballet Met, the Ohio Audubon Society and the Women's Board of the Columbus Museum of Art. She was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2151 Dorset Road, where a Memorial Service will be held Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute in Suzanne's memory to the Ohio Audubon Society, 692 N. High Street, Suite 303, Columbus, OH 43215, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Columbus, OH 43221 or to the Point Reyes Bird Observatory Conservation Science, 3820 Cypress Dr., # 11, Petaluma, CA 94954. Arrangements by SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST CHAPEL, 1740 Zollinger Road. Sign the online guestbook at www.dispatch.com/obituaries