Obituary of Suzanne Schroth

Suzanne MacLean Schroth, greatly loved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and cousin, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2010. Sue was born on February 22, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Lucille Gray and Leslie MacLean, and the sister of James MacLean. Her family relocated to the Detroit area when she was in middle school. With her typical determination, Sue won a scholarship to The Liggett School where she played on the basketball team, was Vice President of the Self Government Board and graduated with honors in 1952. Sue attended Michigan State University on scholarship and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science in Medical Technology in 1956. She was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority and the professional association Alpha Delta Theta. Following graduation, she worked as a lab technician at Bon Secours Hospital in Grosse Pointe. In 1959 Suzanne married James Schroth. Her life then became filled with raising a family and volunteering at University Liggett School which included Co-Chair of the Antique Shows during the 1970s, and President of the Alumni Board of Governors in the 1980s. Sue was also active with the Bon Secours Hospital Assistance League, and the Grosse Pointe Delta Delta Delta Alumnae group. It was a well known that Sue was a dog lover and never without her beloved pets. For more than 40 years her summers were spent with the family at their cottage on Harsens Island. The rest of her social life was spent enjoying Beavers, Blackballers, and Executive Club activities at the Detroit Athletic Club and bowling and golf events on a regular basis at The Country Club of Detroit. She is survived by her husband, Jim Schroth, son, Bill (Cherie) and daughter, Patti (Marc) Schrenk, grandchildren Ansley and Will Schroth, and nieces, Jenny Distel, Liz and Maggie Davisson, and nephews, Michael (Diane) and David (Rosemary) Neal, and Brad Davisson, Brother n law, Richard (Colleen) Davisson, and Sister n law, Lois (Edward) Neal. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 2nd at 1:30 PM at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lakeshore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms. In lieu of flowers, your kind donations will be welcome at Henry Ford Hospice (1 Ford Place Suite 5A, Detroit, MI. 48202), or Leader Dogs for the Blind (1039 S. Rochester Rd., Rochester, MI 48307).