Obituary: In remembrance of Suzanne Marie Berran

Suzanne Marie Berran of Vero Beach was born Dec. 19, 1927 in Kendallville, Indiana and died peacefully with her loving family at her side on Jan. 21, 2025 at the age of 97 in Vero Beach, Florida. She was the daughter of Harry and Rosa Culbertson. She moved with her family at the age of three to Manhasset where she was raised with her two younger sisters, Joanne and Rosemary. Upon graduation from Manhasset High School she pursued her interest in fashion art at the Art Students League in New York City where she met her husband, Robert Berran. They married in 1952 and moved to Stony Brook where they raised their family before moving to Vero Beach, Florida in 2004. 

Berran and her husband had three children, Kathryn, Kristine and Scott; three grandchildren, Kathryn, Eddie and Irene.

Berran was predeceased by her beloved husband Robert Berran. Both were devoted members of Setauket Presbyterian Church and the First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach.

A private family service will be held at Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory and private burial will be in Port Washington, New York. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at stjude.org/donatetoday

Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach. An online guestbook is available at www.lowtherfamily.com