Shirley Elizabeth (Maude) Shusman, 89

BARRINGTON, R.I. – Shirley Elizabeth (Maude) Shusman of Barrington, R.I. died in peace on March 24. She was the beloved wife of Dr. Maynard Shusman for 62 years and daughter of Sam and May (Hurwitz) Maude.

She was born June 20, 1924 in Boston, Mass. and was an alumna of Boston Latin Academy and Boston University with a Master’s Degree in Latin American Studies.

Fluent in Spanish, Hebrew and Yiddish, and an active member of the Jewish community, she imbued her children with a love of learning and the arts, the importance of family and a deep appreciation of their ancestry and Jewish heritage.

Besides her husband, she is survived by her children Daniel and his wife Diane of Sudbury, Mass., Elizabeth and her husband Alec of New York, N.Y. and David of New York, N.Y.; her brother Haskell and his wife Elinor; her grandchildren Joshua, Marisa, Jesse, Rebecca, Kayla, Amelia, and Victor and her great grandchild Bayla. She was the mother of the late Bayla Nochumson.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to either Friends of the Barrington Public Library or Hattie Ide Chaffee Nursing Home.