Mrs. Radmila Zuman

Mrs. Radmila Zuman, age 85 of Potsdam, NY passed away on Sunday, July 17th at her residence in the village of Potsdam. Arrangements are with the Garner Funeral Service. Friends may call on Friday the 22nd from 11:30 am until 12:30 at the Garner Funeral Service. Memorial services will be held that day at the First Presbyterian Church in Potsdam at 1pm, with Rev. Deborah Packard celebrant. Burial will be at a later date in the Czech Republic. Online condolences can be sent to @www.garnerfh.com. Contributions in her memory can be made to the Potsdam Animal Shelter.

She is survived by her husband Petr Zuman; a son John (Nancy) Zuman; 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her daughter Daniela Hardy, who passed in 2000.

Mrs. Radmila Zuman was born on March 13, 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia to the late Jan and Jarmila Dobiasova. She attended school in Prague, Czechoslovakia and then 2 years of college in Prague, Czechoslovakia until their son John was born. On March 17, 1951 she was married to Petr Zuman. In 1966 they left Czechoslovakia and moved to England. Then in 1970 they came to the United States and moved to Potsdam. In 1975 she and her husband became naturalized United States citizens. Radmila worked on and off as a teacher throughout her life and concentrated on being an artist. She studied lacemaking in her native land, as well as Holland, England, Australia, Belgium, and the U.S. She was internationally known as a lacer. She had numerous publications and her work has been seen and presented all over the world. Her interest was in contemporary application of bobbin lace. She used traditional techniques in her designs. She taught Lace making for over 25 years. She is a prize winning international lacemaker. Just recently at a conference in Prague in the Czech Republic, a piece of her work (her last piece) was displayed and became featured in the Bobbin-Lace Application Magazine there. More recently she applied lace-making techniques to silver creating necklaces and earrings. Then using other precious metals and stones created amazing other jewelry, also sold throughout the world.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, The Antique Study Group and the St. Lawrence Arts Council in Potsdam. For years she taught children to appreciate and do art for less fortunate families. She loved music and the opera as well as reading serious novels. She was an avid animal lover and gardener. She enjoyed playing her clarinet and played with the New Horizon Band of Northern New York. She also was worked in the Potsdam Museum. Radmila loved to travel and took pride in taking pictures and building albums of her adventures.