Morris A. Suson, formerly of Denver, passed away after a lengthy illness on Feb. 21, 2012, in South Bend, Indiana. He was 81.
Rabbi Shoshana Feferman officiated at the Feb. 24 memorial service, held with military honors at Temple Israel in Valparaiso. Welsheimer Funeral Home made the arrangements.
The family said he was a loving husband and father.
Dr. Suson was born Sept. 19, 1930, in Denver.
He graduated North High in 1949, received his undergraduate degree from DU and his DDS from Northwestern University.
On Aug. 26, 1956, he married Roslyn Menachof Suson.
Dr. Suson served with the Marines, 1949-1951; the Air Force, 1959-1960; and the US Army, 1965-1980. A veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam War, he earned a Bronze Star for his service to his country.
During his military career he was assigned to posts in Massachusetts, California, South Carolina and Alaska.
Dr. Suson, who retired from the military with the rank of Lt. Colonel in 1980, continued supporting the troops as a civilian dentist at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.
He held this position until his retirement in 1990.
Dr. Suson and his wife enjoyed traveling. They visited Mexico and the Caribbean multiple times as well as Russia, China and the Panama Canal.
He is survived by his wife Roslyn Suson; children Karen (Dave) Barta of Denver, Sandra (Dorothy) Dunn of Long Beach, Calif., and Daniel (Carla) Suson of Winfield, Ind.; and grandchildren Jonathon Dunn of Long Beach, Calif., Rachel McKenna of Austin, Texas, Avram Suson of West Lafayette, Ind., and Jacob Suson of Winfield, Ind.
Contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Foundation of America.
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