Susan Lynn Platt

Susan L Platt, 76, of New City, NY, passed away on August 13, 2023 surrounded by her family. Beloved wife to Frank, mother to Seth (and wife Ellen), Craig (and wife Kaesha), grandmother to Seth and Ellen’s children Aria and Silas, sister to Jerome Markowitz (and wife Maria and her mother Mary), Aunt to Philip Markowitz (and wife Ryoko), sister-in-law to Elise Platt, sister to Mark Gartenfeld, aunt to Alex and Greg Gartenfeld, sister to the late Ellen Gartenfeld and the late Joan Swartz and aunt and great aunt to the Massachusetts Gartenfeld/Swartz family.

Susan, Suz, Suzy or Mom was born in Brooklyn, NY to Philip Markowitz and Celia Drucker. She was raised in West Hempstead, NY and Queens, NY. She attended Rider College where she met her husband, Frank. They were married in 1969 at Terrace on the Park, Queens NY and welcomed their children Seth in 1974 and Craig in 1977.

Suz worked in retail, managing and later owning a number of stores. She loved music, playing sports, her children, grandchildren, nephews, chocolate, Las Vegas and playing the slots. She was loving to every person she met and an incredible wife and amazing mother.

We will always remember her sense of humor, compassion, resiliency and willingness to fight for what she believed.

Memorial contributions may be made to a fund that will be established in Susan’s name at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, please consider donating. The care they provided for Susan was world class.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 10:00 AM at Temple Beth Sholom, 228 New Hempstead Road, New City, New York 10956. Interment will follow at the Independent Jewish Cemetery, NY-114, Sag Harbor, New York 11963.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Hellman Memorial Chapels, 15 State Street, Spring Valley, New York 10977 (845)356-8600 Jewish Funeral Directors.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hellmanmemorial.com for the Platt family.