In Memory
Susan Marie Nowak, M.D.
August 02, 1943 ~ January 30, 2026 (age 82)
Susan Marie Nowak, M.D., 82 years old, passed away on January 30, 2026 at Sanctuary of St. Paul's in South Bend, IN.
Susan was born on August 2, 1943 in South Bend, IN to the late Aloysius and Bernadine (Buczynski) Nowak. Susan is also preceded in death by her fiancé Paul West, Esq., and her brothers Donald Nowak and Kenneth Nowak.
Left to cherish their memories of Susan are her sister; Sharon (Kevin) Ullery, and nephews: Michael (Julie) Zielinski, and Mark Zielinski.
Susan graduated from Washington High School in 1961. Susan attended Holy cross school of nursing from 1961 to 1965. Susan went on to obtain her MD degrees as both Adolescent and Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. She did her residency in Psychiatry at the Metro Child and Adolescent services.
Susan received her Illinois state medical license in 1982 and her Indiana state medical license in 2013. She worked at ISPI the Illinois Psychiatric institute for 20 years from 1992-2002. While working at ISPI Susan worked at the Madden Health Hospital and then opened her own private practice in Chicago which she ran for 5 years.
Susan was on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She had several articles published in Journal of American Medical Assoc. She was also an artist and sold her oil paintings in Chicago, where she lived for 50 years. Susan was also a member of Mensa.
Susan loved Sci-Fiction in all forms; books, movies and tv shows. She also loved to travel when she could over the years, and had enjoyed trips to Spain, Czechoslovakia and Cuba. She had many interests including being a lifetime member of the Sierra club, singing in her church choir, and was a member of Peta.
Her family would like to remember her through the following poem.
Remember Me
Remember me when flowers bloom
Early in the spring
Remember me on sunny days
In the fun that summer brings.
Remember me in the fall
As you walk through the leaves of gold
And in the wintertime, remember me
In the stories that are told.
But most of all remember
Each day, right from the start
I will be forever near
For I live within your heart.
-author unknown
A private service will be held for Susan and she will be inurned at St. Joseph Cemetery.
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Services
Inurnment
St. Joseph Cemetery (South Bend, IN)
South Bend, IN
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