Obituaries

Susie Aufrecht, a resident of Country Meadows, Bethlehem Township, formerly of Palmer Township, died on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 92 years young. Born in Heilbronn, Germany, she was a daughter of Nanny and Siegfrid Steigerwald, who, as the Nazis continued their persecution of the Jews and others, sent Susie and her sister, Edith, out of Germany, Susie to America and Edith to England. Her parents subsequently died at the hands of the Nazis in the Theresienstadt death camp in 1942. She met and married Frank Aufrecht, to whom she was devoted until his death in 1976. She spent most of her life in retail, first in Plainfield, New Jersey, where her daughters were raised, and then in Easton, where she moved to be closer to her daughter, Nancy. In Easton, she worked at several stores, particularly Pomeroy’s and Sherwoods, where she was well known to multitudes of mothers and mothers-to-be. Susie, even while working, spent time volunteering for Meals on Wheels, ProJeCt of Easton, and the Mitzvah Committee of Bnai Abraham Synagogue. She was a generous contributor to many charities and to friends when help was needed, usually quietly and without recognition. She was a life member of Hadassah and a long-time member of Bnai Abraham Synagogue and its Sisterhood and a regular attendee of its service, where she invariably had the distinct honor of opening the Ark holding the sacred Torah scrolls. For reasons that only she knew, she loved seeing the clock at 11:11 and would giggle at the sight. The last 18 months of her life were spent in great comfort at Country Meadows, where the entire staff treated her with great respect, affection, and wonderful care.

Survivors: Her daughter, Nancy Cohen and her husband, Daniel, of Easton; her daughter, Deborah Noll and her husband, Gerry, of Ferguson, Missouri; and grandchildren, Jennifer Cohen, Amy Michael and her husband, David, Timothy Noll and his wife, Sarah, Benjamin Noll and his friend, Mia, and Michael Noll; as well as the most adorable great-grandchild any great-grandmother ever had, Elijah Noll; and a nephew and nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank J. Aufrecht, and her sister, Edith Hatfield. She was beloved by many and will be missed.

Services: 2:00 p.m. Today (Tuesday ~ Aug. 27) in the Bnai Abraham Synagogue, 1458 Bushkill Street, Easton. The  Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.  Interment will be in Bnai Abraham Cemetery, Forks Twp.

Memorials: No flowers please. Donations in her memory may be made to Bnai Abraham Synagogue, 1458 Bushkill Street, Easton, PA 18042, or to ProJeCt of Easton, Inc., 320 Ferry Street, Easton, PA 18042.

Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com