Susan Beth Reimer

OGDENSBURG -- Susan Beth Reimer (Dougherty), 62 years old, died after a long illness at Morristown Medical Center Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Born to Robert John and Irene Dougherty in Ridgewood, she had lived in Bloomfield before moving to Ogdensburg in 1987.

Susan received her B.A. in business administration from Montclair University and worked as a project manager for Prudential Financial in Newark for many years, retiring in 2014. Susan was an active parishioner of St. Thomas of Aquin R.C. Church, Ogdensburg, serving as a lector, and volunteered on the advisory board, the financial council and the social action committee as well as serving as president of the Rosary Society. She also volunteered with Literacy New Jersey, working as a tutor, developing the training programs and training the trainers as well as running ESL (English as a Second Language), citizenship and conversation classes. Susan volunteered at the Catholic Family and Community Services Thrift Shop and also worked with the reading program at Ogdensburg School. Susan took great joy in the outdoors, hiking and camping, as well as quality time with her dog, Winston.

Susan was the beloved wife of Fred Reimer, of Ogdensburg; dear sister of Ann Seifert, of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., and Robert Dougherty and his wife, Kathy, of Rumson; loving aunt of Stephanie Arenius and her husband, Ed, of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., Michael Seifert, of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., Kelly Walz and her husband, David, of Rumson, R.J. Dougherty and his wife, Nicole, of Arlington, Va., Michael Dougherty, of Laurence Harbor, Jack Vorsheim, of Basking Ridge, and Beth and Dawn Reimer, of Belle Mead; daughter-in-law of Gerta Reimer, of Somerset; and sister-in-law of Linda Vorsheim and her husband, Gary, of Basking Ridge, and David Reimer and his wife, Louise, of Belle Mead.

The family will receive their friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at F. John Ramsey Funeral Home, 1 Main St., Franklin. Funeral from the funeral home at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., at St. Thomas of Aquin R.C. Church, Ogdensburg. Interment to follow at St. Thomas Cemetery, Ogdensburg.

Memorial gifts to St. Thomas of Aquin R.C. Church, 53 Kennedy Ave., Ogdensburg, NJ 07439, or the Nature Conservancy, Adirondack Chapter, 8 Nature Way, P.O. Box 65, Keene Valley, NY 12943, would be appreciated. Information and condolences can be found at www.fjohnramseyfuneralhome.com.