Susan Elizabeth Blazsur was born Zsuzsanna Erzsebet Blazsur in Budapest, the Kingdom of Hungary, on August 10, 1922 to Piroska Zsuzsanna Rozsa and Lajos Blazsur. She had an older brother Steven (Istvan). Zsuzsanna was a strong, perseverant woman. She is predeceased by her parents and her brother.
Through the eyes of a child she saw her beloved country bloom and then wilt. Times were good when Zsuzsanna was a young girl. The country was prosperous and receiving an education was paramount. Zsuzsanna loved to learn. Following the Great Depression in 1929, times became difficult as Hungary was severely affected, the effects of the depression were felt worldwide. Zsuzsanna and her family fell on hard times and food was scarce. However, they were strong and helped their neighbors when they could.
As politics changed, Zsuzsanna and her family, along with most Hungarians, were not in agreement with what the Nazis were doing, or the alliance their government made with Germany. She felt heartbroken and angry when the Nazis came and took the Jews in her town and neighboring towns. The Nazi occupation and the continued support of the war meant many men were sent to fight a war they did not agree with. Her father, at some point, had gone off to war. When he returned, he was never quite the same.
Zsuzsanna suffered as well during the war. She sustained a head wound when an air dropped bomb exploded nearby, while she and her mother were in the bakery. The explosion and subsequent percussion, blew her into the wall, knocking her out. Zsuzsanna was a fighter, she suffered through it without complaint.
As a young woman, Zsuzsanna survived the Siege of Budapest, when Soviet forces encircled the capital and the Germans and Hungarians were forced to surrender in February 1945. Zsuzsanna, along with most Hungarians, were relieved to be free of the Germans. Unfortunately, it was short lived relief as the Soviets imposed communism on the Hungarians.
In 1956, Zsuzsanna again witnessed uprising in the streets of her beloved Budapest, when the Hungarian people revolted against their Soviet oppressors. She bore witness to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
When the Soviet government finally allowed Hungarians to travel outside of Soviet controlled territories, Zsuzsanna requested a visa to the United States. There she temporarily reunited with her brother and his family in San Francisco. She then obtained her Permanent Resident Card and vowed to become a U.S. Citizen. After living for a short term in San Francisco, Zsuzsanna ventured to Brooklyn, NY, Brighton Beach. There she married a widower, Frank Sciaca, after several years of friendship and caring for one another. Following Frank’s death, she ventured back to San Diego. This was to be one of her favorite places to live, and time of her life.
When that adventure came to a close, Zsuzsanna travelled to Houston to enjoy the rest of years. Times were hard, but Zsuzsanna was strong and determined. In April 1992, Zsuzsanna realized her dream of becoming a U.S. citizen. It was during this time that Zsuzsanna found her true calling, as an artist.
On November 27, 2008, Zsuzsanna met a new family that was to become her own.
On June 3, 2019, in the early hours of the morning, Zsuzsanna went to be with her mother, Piroska, who she adored until she took her last breath. Finally, there was peace.
Zsuzsanna leaves behind a legacy of art in various mediums: Acrylic, oil, watercolor, charcoal sketches, and colored pencil drawings. She also left behind a legacy of caring and teaching the loved ones she left behind the lessons of patience, strength and perseverance.
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