Obituary for Susan Gorman
Susan Paulette Manus Gorman
July 26, 1956 – Oct. 24, 2021
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, Susan Manus Gorman, affectionately called “Foof” by many who knew and
loved her, passed peacefully from this life after a grueling but courageous battle with cancer.
She was 65 years old at the time of her death.
Susan was born in 1956 in Mooresville, North Carolina to the late Hubert Ray Manus and Elsie
Pauline Webster Manus. As a child, Susan lived in Huntersville, NC with her father and her late
stepmother, Ida Mae Brack Manus, and was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church in
Davidson. Susan’s life journey eventually took her to Tampa, Florida, and it was there that she
met the love of her life, Peter John Gorman, who convinced her to move from the Sunshine
state to the north. The two married, moved to Carrabassett Valley, Maine, and called it home
for the entirety of their 31 years of marriage.
Susan loved people and demonstrated that through her work at Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Shop
where she assisted tourists, as well as locals, for more than twenty-five years. She also loved to
travel with family and friends, especially to places where she could sink her toes in the sand and
enjoy a tasty margarita. Of her many achievements, Susan’s gardens were her greatest joy. Her
passion for gardening and her natural green thumb resulted in a rich bounty of vegetables,
fruits, and flowers that many admired and enjoyed. Susan was happiest working outside where
she listened to or watched the great variety of birds who visited her feeders, especially her
favorite hummingbirds. Along with her love of “hummies,” Susan held great affection for her
many feline companions. She loved and nurtured them throughout her lifetime and was
particularly loved and nurtured in return by her most recent little snuggle bug and protector,
“Dwight”.
In addition to her husband Peter, Susan is survived by one sister, Pamela W. Love of Apollo
Beach, FL, and Pam’s son Shelby Love; one brother, Thomas Ray Manus of Flat Rock, NC and
Ray’s son Thomas Manus, Jr.; brother-in-law James Gorman and his wife Jean
Putnam Gorman of Moneta, VA; sister-in-law Roberta Gorman Fair and her husband Gregory
Fair of Camden, DE; sister-in-law Debra Gorman Fouts and her husband Mark Fouts of Eau
Claire, WI; sister-in-law Rochelle Gorman Walczak and her husband Robert Walczak of
Londonderry, NH; sister-in-law Patricia Gorman Anderson and her husband Dano Anderson of
Hampstead, NH; the many nieces and nephews who dearly loved their Aunt Foofie . Susan was
predeceased by her parents; her brother-in-law Richard Love; her niece Mary Ann Manus
Fern; her in-laws John and Winifred Gorman; and her sister-in-law Marilyn Gorman.
On Susan’s behalf, her husband Peter, and her family wish to express their most sincere and
heartfelt thanks to the medical team at Maine Medical Partners Oncology for their amazing
care and support. In particular, the family sends special appreciation and gratitude to
Dr. Vatche Tchekmedyian (affectionately called “Dr. T”) for his outstanding care, compassion,
and professionalism. A final thank you is extended to the Androscoggin Home Healthcare and
Hospice for their wonderful care throughout her cancer treatment.
Susan will be deeply and forever missed by the people whose lives she enriched through her
kindness, her gentle wisdom, her easy smile, her quick wit, her culinary excellence, her garden
prowess and, most of all, her boundless love.
Public memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 11 am at the R. H. Bell Sugarloaf
Chapel, 5085 Access Road, Carrabassett Valley, with Rev. Pam Morse, officiating. Interment will follow
at the Carrabassett Valley Cemetery followed by a Celebration of Life at Tufulio's Restaurant at Valley
Crossing at 1 pm. Memories and a memorial video may be shared in her Book of Memories at www.wilesrc.com.
Cremation care and memorial services are being cared for and provided by the Wiles Remembrance Center of Farmington.
July 26, 1956 – Oct. 24, 2021
On Sunday, October 24, 2021, Susan Manus Gorman, affectionately called “Foof” by many who knew and
loved her, passed peacefully from this life after a grueling but courageous battle with cancer.
She was 65 years old at the time of her death.
Susan was born in 1956 in Mooresville, North Carolina to the late Hubert Ray Manus and Elsie
Pauline Webster Manus. As a child, Susan lived in Huntersville, NC with her father and her late
stepmother, Ida Mae Brack Manus, and was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church in
Davidson. Susan’s life journey eventually took her to Tampa, Florida, and it was there that she
met the love of her life, Peter John Gorman, who convinced her to move from the Sunshine
state to the north. The two married, moved to Carrabassett Valley, Maine, and called it home
for the entirety of their 31 years of marriage.
Susan loved people and demonstrated that through her work at Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Shop
where she assisted tourists, as well as locals, for more than twenty-five years. She also loved to
travel with family and friends, especially to places where she could sink her toes in the sand and
enjoy a tasty margarita. Of her many achievements, Susan’s gardens were her greatest joy. Her
passion for gardening and her natural green thumb resulted in a rich bounty of vegetables,
fruits, and flowers that many admired and enjoyed. Susan was happiest working outside where
she listened to or watched the great variety of birds who visited her feeders, especially her
favorite hummingbirds. Along with her love of “hummies,” Susan held great affection for her
many feline companions. She loved and nurtured them throughout her lifetime and was
particularly loved and nurtured in return by her most recent little snuggle bug and protector,
“Dwight”.
In addition to her husband Peter, Susan is survived by one sister, Pamela W. Love of Apollo
Beach, FL, and Pam’s son Shelby Love; one brother, Thomas Ray Manus of Flat Rock, NC and
Ray’s son Thomas Manus, Jr.; brother-in-law James Gorman and his wife Jean
Putnam Gorman of Moneta, VA; sister-in-law Roberta Gorman Fair and her husband Gregory
Fair of Camden, DE; sister-in-law Debra Gorman Fouts and her husband Mark Fouts of Eau
Claire, WI; sister-in-law Rochelle Gorman Walczak and her husband Robert Walczak of
Londonderry, NH; sister-in-law Patricia Gorman Anderson and her husband Dano Anderson of
Hampstead, NH; the many nieces and nephews who dearly loved their Aunt Foofie . Susan was
predeceased by her parents; her brother-in-law Richard Love; her niece Mary Ann Manus
Fern; her in-laws John and Winifred Gorman; and her sister-in-law Marilyn Gorman.
On Susan’s behalf, her husband Peter, and her family wish to express their most sincere and
heartfelt thanks to the medical team at Maine Medical Partners Oncology for their amazing
care and support. In particular, the family sends special appreciation and gratitude to
Dr. Vatche Tchekmedyian (affectionately called “Dr. T”) for his outstanding care, compassion,
and professionalism. A final thank you is extended to the Androscoggin Home Healthcare and
Hospice for their wonderful care throughout her cancer treatment.
Susan will be deeply and forever missed by the people whose lives she enriched through her
kindness, her gentle wisdom, her easy smile, her quick wit, her culinary excellence, her garden
prowess and, most of all, her boundless love.
Public memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 11 am at the R. H. Bell Sugarloaf
Chapel, 5085 Access Road, Carrabassett Valley, with Rev. Pam Morse, officiating. Interment will follow
at the Carrabassett Valley Cemetery followed by a Celebration of Life at Tufulio's Restaurant at Valley
Crossing at 1 pm. Memories and a memorial video may be shared in her Book of Memories at www.wilesrc.com.
Cremation care and memorial services are being cared for and provided by the Wiles Remembrance Center of Farmington.