Susan Faith Northwall
(1953-2017)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Dr. Adam Peter Calusic

Susan Faith Northwall 1 2

  • Born: 23 May 1953, Holdrege, Phelps, NE 2
  • Marriage (1): Dr. Adam Peter Calusic in 1977
  • Died: 9 May 2017, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA at age 63 2
  • Buried: 13 May 2017, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA 2

   FamilySearch ID: GBTT-4PX.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Newspaper: Lancaster New Era, 27 Jul 1979, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 3 Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital has selected eight new interns for the 1979-1980 year. Two of the interns are a husband and wife medical team. The interns are: Dr. C. David Noll, Dr. A. Peter Calusic, Dr. Susan F. Northwall, Dr. John P. Lois, Dr. Gene L. Duncan, Dr. Rose N. Dagen, Dr. Steven A. Lillmars and Dr. Gary A. Samberg.
Susan Northwall and A. Peter Calusic met at a presidents reception at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa, where they received their D.O. degrees. She is from Nebraska and received her bachelor's from St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Calusic received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and is a New Jersey native. They have been married two years.
(photos of Susan Northwall and A. Peter Calusic).

2. Obituary: LNP Always Lancaster on 11 May 2017 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 2 Susan Northwall Calusic, D.O., 63, of Lancaster passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Born in Holdrege, NE on May 23,1953, she was the daughter of John H. and the late Naomi R. (Ohrtman) Northwall.
She graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1971 with a B.A. cum laude in Spanish. While in college she spent a summer working at a jungle hospital in Peru. She later received her D.O. degree from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines in 1979. She did a residency in Family Medicine at Lancaster General and also did medical mission work in several countries in the Caribbean. She was in family practice in Lancaster for many years and helped train many local physicians. She then went to Millersville University where she was Director of the student health service for 6 years before retiring in August of 2015.
She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. She was a gentle soul and kind to all she met.
Susan is survived by two daughters, Lisa M. Wochos, MD, wife of Gregory C. Wochos, PhD of Mequon, WI, and Carla S. Rizzardi, wife of Chad Rizzardi, DPM of Harrisburg. Also surviving is a granddaughter, Ava Marie Wochos; two brothers, Karl Northwall, MD, husband of Jean of Roanoke, VA, Luke Northwall, husband of Renee of Council Bluffs, IA, and a sister, Karen Alper wife Brian Alper, MD, of Ipswich, MA. She was preceded in death by a son, Paul Adam. Funeral Services will be held at 11AM on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 10 Delp Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601.
Interment to follow in St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery. Friends will be received from 7-9PM on Friday, May 12, 2017 at the church and again from 10-11AM at the church on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Susan's memory may be made to Diana's Dreamers: Determined to Defeat Breast Cancer, which is part of the Millersville University Foundation. To send an online condolence, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com Charles F. SNYDER FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATORY.
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Susan married Dr. Adam Peter Calusic, son of Frank Calusic and Eva "Oma" Wilpert, in 1977. (Dr. Adam Peter Calusic was born on 5 Dec 1952 in , , NJ.)


Sources


1 Republican and Herald (Pottsville, PA) (www.republicanherald.com), 11 Jun 2017 page B13 Wedding Chad Rizzardi - Carla Calusic.

2 LNP Always Lancaster (Lancaster, Pennsylvania https://lancasteronline.com/), 11 May 2017, page 13.

3 Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), 27 Jul 1979, page 7.



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