In loving memory of Susan Beth Stauber
March 1, 1954 – November 3, 2024
Susan Beth Stauber, long-time resident of Carlsbad and Oceanside, CA, died of complications of pulmonary fibrosis on November 3, 2024 in New York, NY.
She was 70 years old. Susan was born on March 1, 1954, in Ottawa, IL. Her family moved to California in 1960.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Nancy (Beard) Stauber and her brother, Robert Stauber, III.
Susan devoted her life to kindness towards those in need, creativity and the arts. She attained both a B.A. in Fine Arts and an M.A. in Print Making from the University of California Santa Cruz.
She began her literary- and arts-focused career at Bookshop Santa Cruz, and her exhibit, Belated Valentines, was featured in a 1970s Santa Cruz art show.
Susan moved to New York City about 1994 and began a venerable career at Random House, one of the largest publishing companies in the United States.
She held a number of positions there, including book design and reprint tracking and sales.
Meanwhile, she expanded her artistic scape by designing and creating a series of hand-stitched quilts. At least two of her works were displayed by the Empire Quilters guild.
Susan also attended several International Quilting Conferences in Japan, where she also began collecting vintage, traditional kimonos.
Susan later donated much of her hundred-piece collection to an eighty-year-old Japanese woman in California who is an expert in textiles and traditional kimonos.
In addition to quilting, Susan was a skilled seamstress and knitter.
Her other interests included creating unique, detailed collages, collecting service desk bells and gardening.
An avid walker, she enjoyed exploring New York City’s diverse neighborhoods on foot.
Among her many fine qualities was helping people in need but doing so in a quiet way.
Towards this end, Susan covered tuition and book fees for at least two acquaintances so they could complete their educations.
She will be deeply missed by her cousins and their families, including Mimi (Frank) Hobin, Brad (Joanne) Sampson, Susi (Bill) Tashnick, Kendra (Jerry) Tutsch, Bill (Mary) Davenport, Roberta Massarro, and Kathy Slover.
Please consider performing a random act of kindness, planting a tree and reading a good book to honor Susan’s memory.
