Penfield, NY: Susie passed away peacefully on July 19, 2019, after a several month struggle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. She was born December 7, 1943, in Fairport, NY to the late Franklyn and Alta Hutchings. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Norman Thayer; by her sons Todd (Ellen) Thayer and John Thayer; by her grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Allison and Owen Thayer; by her step-grandchildren, Will and Zachary Sikula, and Gabrielle Griffith; by her sisters, Jean (Douglas) Whitney, Laurie Jones and Honey (David) Dickson; her brother Charlie (Ruthie) Hutchings; and by her long-time friend, Karen Avery.
Susie grew up in Fairport, NY, and attended Fairport High School, College of Wooster and Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School. After meeting Norm at Xerox in 1966, her life centered on making a home and a life for her family, through moves to Rochester, Fairport, Stamford, CT, Pittsford and Penfield. She also enjoyed a ten-year career as a Real Estate Agent, helping many people prepare their homes with her sense of style and taste.
Susie will be missed for her loving generosity, caring thoughtfulness, imaginative creativity, poetic writing, and her unfailing honesty. She left us too soon.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, August 3, 2019, at the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1957 Five Mile Line Rd. Penfield, NY 14526. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Incarnation Episcopal Church, Penfield, NY.