Obituary For Susan Roberta Enlow

Susan Roberta Enlow, born in Evansville, Indiana, died on December 1, 2020. Susan graduated from Bosse High School and entered Northwestern University, studying at the Medill School of Journalism. She completed her studies at Indiana University. Susan also held a Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts from the University of Evansville, and she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Southern Indiana. While in California, she also was a student at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena.

Susan was committed to community service, serving at various times on the Boards of Youth Resources of Southwestern Indiana, The Evansville Philharmonic, Deaconess Hospital Foundation, University of Southern Indiana Foundation, Mesker Park Zoo Foundation, and the USI/New Harmony Foundation.

From her father and grandfather, Susan gained a love for K-12 education, and in particular a desire to ensure access to quality education for the most vulnerable children. This passion led her to serve on the board of the Joshua Academy, a local charter school. Additionally, she was a Trustee for eight years of The Stony Brook School, a private Christian preparatory school on Long Island, New York, and served on that school’s executive board. She continued to be a Trustee Emeritus until her death. Moreover, while living in San Francisco, Susan was on the Board of Fellowship Christian Academy and served as its President before returning to Evansville.

From her mother, Susan got a love of the arts, helping in the beginning years to establish The New Harmony Project. She also gave the initial seed monies to begin The Ropewalk Retreat, and she was a long-time member of The Social Literary Circle.

For twenty-three years, Susan was the Corporate Secretary of “The Evansville Courier.” During that time, the newspaper was owned by the Enlow family. Susan was a life member of Phi Beta Phi Scholastic Honorary Society and was a member of the Christian Fellowship Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Cooke and Rossanna McGinnis Enlow; and grandparents, Charles Bates and Anna Lee Cooke Enlow, and Judge Orville and Anna Robinson McGinnis.

Surviving Susan is her daughter, Rossanna Lee Enlow; son, Robert Cooke L. Enlow; and grandsons: Jefferson Cooke and Charles Roderick Enlow.

There will be no public visitation and Susan will be interred in the Enlow family plot at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Deaconess Hospital Foundation (Attn: Hospice), 600 Mary Street, Evansville, IN 47747, and the Stony Brook School, 1 Chapman Parkway, Stony Brook, NY 11790.

Condolences may be made online at www.ziemerfuneralhome.com.