Susan Fera Assmann June 26, 1956-May 30, 2020
Susan Fera Assmann, 63, lost her courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at home. She was born in Princeton, NJ, the daughter of the late Frederick and Mary Assmann. Susan is survived by her husband and soulmate, Jeffrey Del Papa of Waltham, MA, her sister, Sarah Assmann of State College, PA, her brother-in-law Charles Rury and nephew Michael Rury, her mother-in-law Gloria, and other in-laws (brother, sister, and spouses) Cindy, Daniel, Ken, Johan, Laura, and 3 additional nephews.
Susan was a Principal Statistician at HealthCore (formerly New England Research Institute} in Watertown, MA where she worked for a week shy of 26 years, following a career as a mathematics professor at UMass Lowell and at Regis College in Weston, MA. Susan was the co-author of over 60 scientific publications and her statistical analyses of data from clinical trials will aid many patients.