A prominent philanthropist, Susan Newhouse died August 13, 2015 at the age of 80. She was born to Harry and Lillian Cooper Marley in 1935. She grew up on Crawford Avenue on Syracuse's East Side. Her father Harry was a prominent civic leader, lawyer and businessman who was president of the former scrap metal firm Marley's Division of Abe Cooper-Syracuse Inc, once located on Hiawatha Blvd. in Syracuse. She attended Nottingham High School where she graduated at the age of 16 and graduated from Wellesley College at 19. She met her husband, Donald Newhouse, while he was studying at Syracuse University. Newhouse reportedly proposed to her on their second date. They married in June 1955, celebrating their wedding at the Hotel Syracuse ballroom and honeymooned in Spain and North Africa before moving to New York City.
Her husband Donald Newhouse, along with his brother Samuel "Si" Newhouse, owned Advance Publications, which owned dozens of U.S. newspapers, a cable TV company and Conde Nast. Advance Publications - of which her son Steven Newhouse was an executive - included the Syracuse Media Group, which operated Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard.
Susan Newhouse contributed to colleges, libraries, theaters and other charitable endeavors. "She served as a trustee or board member for half a dozen organizations, but two programs that helped children were closest to her heart, her family said. In 1976, she helped ballet dancer Jacques d-Amboise found the National Dance Institute, which offers free programs annually to thousands of public school children. She was also a longtime chairman of The Fresh Air Fund, which has been sending poor city kids on summer vacations with families in the country since the late 19th century."
"Long after leaving Syracuse, she and her husband, along with her parents, donated $1 million toward a campaign to build a center to train nurses at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital (now Crouse Hospital). The Harry and Lillian Marley Education Center opened in 1991."
Susan Newhouse suffered from "primary progressive aphasia, a rare neurological disease that disables the part of the brain that processes speech and language."
In addition to her husband, she was survived by sister Nanci Bronsteen; her children, Steven Newhouse, Michael Newhouse and Katherine Newhouse Mele; and six grandchildren.
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Her husband Donald Newhouse, along with his brother Samuel "Si" Newhouse, owned Advance Publications, which owned dozens of U.S. newspapers, a cable TV company and Conde Nast. Advance Publications - of which her son Steven Newhouse was an executive - included the Syracuse Media Group, which operated Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard.
Susan Newhouse contributed to colleges, libraries, theaters and other charitable endeavors. "She served as a trustee or board member for half a dozen organizations, but two programs that helped children were closest to her heart, her family said. In 1976, she helped ballet dancer Jacques d-Amboise found the National Dance Institute, which offers free programs annually to thousands of public school children. She was also a longtime chairman of The Fresh Air Fund, which has been sending poor city kids on summer vacations with families in the country since the late 19th century."
"Long after leaving Syracuse, she and her husband, along with her parents, donated $1 million toward a campaign to build a center to train nurses at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital (now Crouse Hospital). The Harry and Lillian Marley Education Center opened in 1991."
Susan Newhouse suffered from "primary progressive aphasia, a rare neurological disease that disables the part of the brain that processes speech and language."
In addition to her husband, she was survived by sister Nanci Bronsteen; her children, Steven Newhouse, Michael Newhouse and Katherine Newhouse Mele; and six grandchildren.
Additional biographical details can be found in the
A prominent philanthropist, Susan Newhouse died August 13, 2015 at the age of 80. She was born to Harry and Lillian Cooper Marley in 1935. She grew up on Crawford Avenue on Syracuse's East Side. Her father Harry was a prominent civic leader, lawyer and businessman who was president of the former scrap metal firm Marley's Division of Abe Cooper-Syracuse Inc, once located on Hiawatha Blvd. in Syracuse. She attended Nottingham High School where she graduated at the age of 16 and graduated from Wellesley College at 19. She met her husband, Donald Newhouse, while he was studying at Syracuse University. Newhouse reportedly proposed to her on their second date. They married in June 1955, celebrating their wedding at the Hotel Syracuse ballroom and honeymooned in Spain and North Africa before moving to New York City.
Her husband Donald Newhouse, along with his brother Samuel "Si" Newhouse, owned Advance Publications, which owned dozens of U.S. newspapers, a cable TV company and Conde Nast. Advance Publications - of which her son Steven Newhouse was an executive - included the Syracuse Media Group, which operated Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard.
Susan Newhouse contributed to colleges, libraries, theaters and other charitable endeavors. "She served as a trustee or board member for half a dozen organizations, but two programs that helped children were closest to her heart, her family said. In 1976, she helped ballet dancer Jacques d-Amboise found the National Dance Institute, which offers free programs annually to thousands of public school children. She was also a longtime chairman of The Fresh Air Fund, which has been sending poor city kids on summer vacations with families in the country since the late 19th century."
"Long after leaving Syracuse, she and her husband, along with her parents, donated $1 million toward a campaign to build a center to train nurses at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital (now Crouse Hospital). The Harry and Lillian Marley Education Center opened in 1991."
Susan Newhouse suffered from "primary progressive aphasia, a rare neurological disease that disables the part of the brain that processes speech and language."
In addition to her husband, she was survived by sister Nanci Bronsteen; her children, Steven Newhouse, Michael Newhouse and Katherine Newhouse Mele; and six grandchildren.
Additional biographical details can be found in the
Her husband Donald Newhouse, along with his brother Samuel "Si" Newhouse, owned Advance Publications, which owned dozens of U.S. newspapers, a cable TV company and Conde Nast. Advance Publications - of which her son Steven Newhouse was an executive - included the Syracuse Media Group, which operated Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard.
Susan Newhouse contributed to colleges, libraries, theaters and other charitable endeavors. "She served as a trustee or board member for half a dozen organizations, but two programs that helped children were closest to her heart, her family said. In 1976, she helped ballet dancer Jacques d-Amboise found the National Dance Institute, which offers free programs annually to thousands of public school children. She was also a longtime chairman of The Fresh Air Fund, which has been sending poor city kids on summer vacations with families in the country since the late 19th century."
"Long after leaving Syracuse, she and her husband, along with her parents, donated $1 million toward a campaign to build a center to train nurses at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital (now Crouse Hospital). The Harry and Lillian Marley Education Center opened in 1991."
Susan Newhouse suffered from "primary progressive aphasia, a rare neurological disease that disables the part of the brain that processes speech and language."
In addition to her husband, she was survived by sister Nanci Bronsteen; her children, Steven Newhouse, Michael Newhouse and Katherine Newhouse Mele; and six grandchildren.
Additional biographical details can be found in the
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