Dave Dreyer posted this to the Banat List late last night. Since he is not a DVHH subscriber, I am posting it it here as well. --Karen Preston SUSAN ELAINE CLARKSON PhD 1 Aug 1945----11 Sep 2014 The Donauschwaben research community in America has lost one of its most distinguished members. Sue Clarkson of Croswell Michigan was the daughter of Laurence Clarkson and Elisabeth Quitter. She obtained Bachelor and Masters degrees from Central Michigan University and a PhD from Michigan State University. She was employed for 30 years in the office of the Dean of Students at Central Michigan University. Sue is survived by a daughter, Amy Repp, and four siblings. Sue was one of the founding members of the Banat mailing list but likely her greatest contribution to the field is as author of the Johannisfeld family book which was published in 2000. Johannisfeld was the family’s ancestral Banat village. Today, with liberal access to Romanian archives, the general availability of abundant research materials and contacts, we often forget the obstacles to Banat family research which existed just 15 years ago. Sue was not raised in a Donauschwaben milieu but through her industry and persistence she overcame these formidable difficulties.

How very sad . . . she certainly contributed much--I can remember reading her material when I first studied my quest for family history. So young. May she rest in peace. May God bless Susan Clarkson and may God bless those who love her and will miss her. Rose Mary Keller Hughes -----Original Message----- From: Karen Dalton Preston via Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 8:16 AM To: DVHH Mail List Subject: [DVHH] OBITUARY Dave Dreyer posted this to the Banat List late last night. Since he is not a DVHH subscriber, I am posting it it here as well. --Karen Preston SUSAN ELAINE CLARKSON PhD 1 Aug 1945----11 Sep 2014 The Donauschwaben research community in America has lost one of its most distinguished members. Sue Clarkson of Croswell Michigan was the daughter of Laurence Clarkson and Elisabeth Quitter. She obtained Bachelor and Masters degrees from Central Michigan University and a PhD from Michigan State University. She was employed for 30 years in the office of the Dean of Students at Central Michigan University. Sue is survived by a daughter, Amy Repp, and four siblings. Sue was one of the founding members of the Banat mailing list but likely her greatest contribution to the field is as author of the Johannisfeld family book which was published in 2000. Johannisfeld was the family’s ancestral Banat village. Today, with liberal access to Romanian archives, the general availability of abundant research materials and contacts, we often forget the obstacles to Banat family research which existed just 15 years ago. Sue was not raised in a Donauschwaben milieu but through her industry and persistence she overcame these formidable difficulties. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com