Susan Marzec July 29, 2024

Dear Family and Friends,

Susan Lynn Marzec, 70, passed away on July 29, 2024.

Loving wife of Kenneth Marzec for 50 years, Susan was the beloved mother of Kenneth (Nicole), Jason (Katie), and Gregory (Marie Brosnan), and proud Busia of her four grandchildren: Micah, Jonah, Lucah, and Sophia.  She is survived by her siblings Donald Charuba (Jane), John Charuba (Lynn), Walter Charuba (Marci), Judy Walling (Lisa), Justine Watkins (Edward),  and MaryAnn Zylla (Alan).

Brothers and sisters-in-law include Mary Ann Maciejewki, Bonnie Bettley, John Marzec (Rita), Francis Marzec (Marina).  She was the proud aunt to many nieces and nephews.  

Born on May 25,1954 in Detroit, Michigan, Susan was the daughter of the late Walter (Polish immigrant) and Anna Charuba. She grew up in Detroit and graduated from Saint Stephen Grade School and Saint Hedwig High School, where she met her husband Kenneth.  She graduated from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University with a degree in Polish Artistic Ensambles in Lublin, Poland in 1992. 

Susan was known for embracing her Polish Heritage through dance, cooking, traveling to Poland, and spending quality time with her family. She used her passion to teach Polish dance to the Centennial Dancers and Radomianie for 50 years. In 1998, she was honored to choreograph the Polish dancing scenes for the movie, Polish Wedding, filmed in Detroit.  

She was a proud, small business owner of Simply Polish for over 18 years and was gratified to share her passion for her Polish heritage with countless supporters and customers.  

She was a larger than life presence and brought her positive energy to every community she joined, including the Livonia YMCA, Hamburg Fitness, PNA, St. Michael’s Catholic School and Parish (Livonia), Catholic Central High School, Brother Rice High School, Sweetest Heart of Mary Church, St. Kenneth and multiple other Catholic communities. 

The family would like to express their deepest gratitude for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time.

To celebrate a life well-lived, the family will host the following:

Viewing: Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 3p.m to 8p.m. 

Schrader-Howell Funeral Home

280 South Main Street, Plymouth, MI 48170

Funeral Mass: Friday, August 2, 2024 at 11:00a.m.

St. Kenneth Catholic Church 

14951 North Haggerty Road, Plymouth, MI 48170

Until then, feel free to comment and post HERE.

Messages of prayers, thinking of you today, sending love, sending strength, lighting a candle at Mass, etc. are much appreciated. Most importantly, please pray that we find peace and reconciliation with God’s plan for our family. 

Additionally our family is requesting photos and/or stories be shared here: Memories

Thank you all for your love during this time,

Love The Marzecs

Suzan Marzec Update July 14, 2024

Suzan has begun hospice care this week.

We are overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, support and messages. Thank you for your prayers during this time. As we move forward with these next steps we ask that you respect our family’s wishes and do not reach out directly to Suzan or our family. As we hope you can imagine, seeing an emotional text unexpectedly can be extremely difficult for all of us. Please know that your reactions, emotions, concerns and fears weigh heavily on our family. In addition, Mom spends much of the day napping, so please do not stop by unexpectedly and do not drop off food, gifts or flowers. 

This website will serve as our communication tool to inform family and friends of updates.

We ask that you continue to share your stories on the Memories page of the website. When we are in the right head-space and heart-space we will share your messages with Mom.

Please pray that we find peace and reconciliation with God’s plan for our family.  Thank you for your understanding and grace as we navigate this challenging time.

Love,

The family of Suzan Marzec (Ken, Kenny, Nicole, Jason, Katie, Greg, and Marie)

Suzan Marzec Update June 29, 2024

Dear Family and Friends,

It is with great sadness that we share with you the following news about Suzan’s health. Suzan was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer in late-June 2024. The cancer is terminal, and our families are left with limited time remaining to spend with our mom. It is mom’s wish to spend her remaining time with family and friends, focusing on the joy of life. Suzan’s friends and family mean the world to her, and now more than ever she needs the support of her community. In lieu of sending flowers, gifts and food, at this time our family would appreciate thoughts and prayers as we prepare for the next stage.

In an effort to organize and share communication we have created this site as a support page.

We will provide updates on Suzan’s health via this link: Updates

Additionally our family is requesting photos and/or stories be shared here: Memories

Thank you all for your love during this time,

Love The Marzecs