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A.R.N. Funeral & Cremation Services-
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11411 N. Michigan Road
Zionsville, IN 46077
1953
Susie
2019
Susie Beiman
August 28, 1953 — January 28, 2019
Susie Beiman, artist, poet and business entrepreneur, embarked on a grand new adventure January 28, 2019 when she passed peacefully away in the home of her cherished friends, Pastor Rick and Susan Thacker Bell. Susie was the last member of her family to proudly carry the Beiman name, but she leaves a grieving surrogate family of dearest friends who will long mourn the loss of this extraordinary woman.
She was born August 28, 1953 to Inga, who emigrated to the US from Nazi Germany and married Jack, a first generation American of Russian heritage. Both preceded her in death, but she is survived by her two beloved cats, Max and Samantha. She is a member of the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, where she previously sang in the choir.
Susie trained as a gymnast in her youth and was a devoted practitioner of Vinyasa Yoga throughout her life. She was also an accomplished poet, non-profit volunteer, and a graduate of Indiana University's school of fine arts, where she majored in jewelry design and silversmithing. Her artistic talent and creative vision were in evidence throughout her life - in career choices as well as lifestyle. One of her crowning achievements is the spectacular Carmel home on the river that she designed, built, furnished and lived in until her passing.
Early in her career, she worked for a jewelry manufacturer, but her independent spirit soon became ascendant and she embarked on a lifetime of charting her own course. Inspired by her Optometrist father, Jack, she developed and operated her own business supplying soft contact lenses to Ophthalmologists and Optometrists in five states.
Having mastered the art of business, the visionary in Susie emerged for her next enterprise. Because she loved to laugh and enjoyed visiting comedy clubs in other states (and the competent businesswoman shrewdly recognized their enduring potential), she developed Crackers , the first comedy club in the Indianapolis area which launched in 1982. She owned and operated Crackers from its Broad Ripple location until she sold her interest to a colleague in 1985.
Susie's artistic vision fully emerged for her next and most enduring enterprise, which she owned and operated for twenty-seven successful years. Details , an Indianapolis retail venue that originally featured only US and Canadian artists' handcrafted items, later added distinctive mass produced merchandise of a particularly unique and artistic design and appeal.
An artist to the end, she continued to create mosaic and wool felting pieces as a part of St. Vincent's Cancer Center art therapy classes. She deeply appreciated the creative opportunities, comfort and satisfaction that the artwork provided for her and others at their most challenging time.
Susie Beiman was truly a woman of vision and valor whose friendship and contributions to the community will be long remembered and greatly missed.
A memorial service will be held Friday, February 1, 2019 at 2 PM at A.R.N. Funeral & Cremation Services, 11411 N. Michigan Rd, Zionsville, IN 46077. Memorial contributions may be made to the Indianapolis Humane Society.
Friends may leave a memory or message of condolence by visiting the online obituary at www.arnmortuary.com.
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