Suzanne Schroeder

PHOENIX – Suzanne Schroeder, 66, passed away at home on February 4, 2019 surrounded by her family.

Suzanne was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 10, 1952 to Donald and Dorothy (Rawlins) Faix. She was the second of seven children and the eldest of five daughters. Suzanne was raised in Cleveland and graduated from Holy Name High School. She met her husband of 45 years, Laurence Lee Schroeder, married him on April 27, 1974. They welcomed three sons, Laurence, Sloan and Jonathan.

Once her sons were old enough, Suzanne began nursing school at Jackson Community College, and graduated as a registered nurse at 40 years of age.

Suzanne spent several years as a critical care nurse at Foote Hospital in Jackson, Michigan and was part of the specialized PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) team at Virginia Commonwealth University Health in Richmond, Virginia. Suzanne and her husband moved to Arizona in 2011 where she began her work at the Mayo Clinic.

Among her extended family and large group of friends and colleagues, Suzanne has always been known as the most positive person. Suzanne saw the good in everything and brought out the best in everyone.

Suzanne is survived by her husband, her sons and her daughters-in-law, Lily, Kristin and Simona, her beloved granddaughters, Rhona and Sienna, her four sisters, one brother and their families.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Red Cross Disaster Relief.