Susan C. Vanselow, 71, of Holiday Island, AR, died Monday evening, October 21, 2013, in Fayetteville, AR, at Washington Regional Hospital, with her husband and priest at her side. She was born July 30, 1942, in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of Lee Owen Curby and Fannie Lewis Curby, both of whom preceded her in death. A memorial service will be held 10:30 am, Friday, November 1, 2013, at St. James' Episcopal Church, Eureka Springs, with Vicar Ben Helmer celebrant. Inurnment will immediately follow the service in the St. James' garden. Susan Vanselow is survived by her husband, David Vanselow, of Holiday Island; two sons, Matthew B.(wife Paulina Vanselow), Marietta, GA, and Jason C. Vanselow, Belleville and Springfield, IL; two sisters, Carolyn Halford (husband Richard), Glenarm, IL, and Joanne Curby, Santa Cruz, CA; and one brother, Karl Curby (wife Barbara Curby), Glenarm, IL; grandaughter Sophia Elise Vanselow, Marietta, GA; nieces Lisa and Jennifer Vanselow, Palatine, IL, and Barbara Hedinger, Glenarm, IL; and nephews Lee and Ben Curby, Hayden, COL., John Halford, Glenarm, IL, and David Shipley, Charlotte, NC. She graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor of arts degree in English in 1965, serving as a teacher her entire career in the Rochester and Chatham, IL, school districts and retiring in 1999. She was united in marriage with David Vanselow, on June 5, 1965, at First United Methodist Church, Springfield, IL. An ardent gardener and active member of garden and book clubs and a dedicated member of her church, Susan volunteered as a mentor in local schools and a local food pantry as well as other community service and outreach programs. She was also a member of Daughters of the American Revolution and Cursillo. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to: foodforthepoor.org; loveachild.com; st-james-church.org; God's Pantry, 18777 Highway 62, Garfield, AR 72732; or Good Shepherd Humane Society, P.O. Box 285, Eureka Springs, AR 72632. Online condolences to www.caringbridge.org/visit/susanvanselow. Online tributes to the family may be made at www.bentoncountymemorialpark.com Arrangements are with Benton County Memorial Park Funeral Home and Crematory of Rogers, Arkansas. Memorial 10:30 AM Friday, November 1st, 2013
St. James' Episcopal Church, 28 Prospect Avenue, Eureka Springs, Arkansas