Susan Jennette (Watson) Baumgarten, age 83, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2019.

Susan was born to Buford M. and Tamara A. (Volosatoff) Watson on April 13, 1936 in Shanghai, China. She was raised in Norfolk, VA and attended DePaul Hospital School of Nursing in Norfolk.  She initially met her husband Robert G. Baumgarten during high school and they later married on November 18, 1961 in Norfolk, VA. They are the parents of two sons: R. Gregory and Douglas.

Susan enjoyed a fulfilling career in nursing and the medical industry. She retired in 1994 while living in Slidell, Louisiana since 1984.

Susan is preceded in death by: her parents, Buford M. And Tamara A. Watson; sister, Victoria Reeve; brother-in-law, CDR  William F. Reeve, USN, Ret.

Susan is survived by: her husband, Robert G. Baumgarten, USN, Ret. of Slidell, LA; son, R. Gregory Baumgarten and wife, Sherry R. Snell of Olive Branch, MS; son, Douglas B. and wife, Lori C. Baumgarten of Round Rock, TX; grandchildren: Matt N. Baumgarten of Toledo, OH; Arie G. Baumgarten of Olive Branch, MS; Alexander C. Baumgarten of Round Rock, TX;Lily C. Baumgarten of Round Rock, TX; nieces: Angela R. Tassallo of Silver Spring, MD; Sheila A. Reeve of Silver Spring, MD; nephew, Kenneth M. Reeve of Alexandria, VA.

Memorials in Susan's name can be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Interment at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Slidell, LA.

You may share a message or memory in the online guestbook at www.RamseyFuneral.com .