Mr. Edwin Suib, 88, of Southbury died Tuesday May 15, 2012 at home. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Myra (Jacowitz) Suib, daughter Margaret K. Suib of Norwalk, son Daniel M. Suib of Brookfield, grandchildren Justin A. Suib of Norwalk, Nicole and Billy Suib of Brookfield, and Dan's Fiancé© Maxine Pomerenke and her son, Jared. His brother, Gerald Suib predeceased him in 2011.
Born March 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Phillip Suib and Celia Henzeloff Karp. Ed Suib graduated from Tilden High School and attended Brooklyn College for one year. With the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the US Navy, was attached to the Marine Corps and saw much combat in the South Pacific, including the invasion of Iwo Jima. He also served in Hawaii and on Corregidor. After his discharge, he attended Princeton University on the GI bill. He was a member of the Court Club, earning a BA in Psychology and graduating with the class of 1948.
Ed was a manufacturer of men's clothing. He was president of Menswear International, an importer of men's clothing; director of Hong Kong Trading Company, Envoy Pacific, Ltd. He served on an advisory committee for the US Department of Commerce. He traveled extensively in the Far East and was one of the first Americans to do business in China in the early 1970s. He retired at age 57.
Ed Suib was chair of financial development of the American Red Cross Westchester Division and was president of the Westchester Outreach of Daytop Village.
After living in White Plains, New York for 28 years, the Suibs moved to Connecticut and Ed continued as a community volunteer and leader on many committees in Heritage Village and the Town of Southbury. He was president of his condo, a member of the Board of the Southbury Public Library and secretary of Southbury Elderly Housing, a not-for-profit providing affordable housing for the elderly. He was an active member of B'nai Israel of Southbury.

Memorials: The family requests that donations in his memory be made to either B'nai Israel of Southbury PO Box 350 Southbury, Ct 06488 or at www.bnaiisraelsouthbury.org or to the Southbury Public Library 100 Poverty Rd. Southbury, Ct 06488.

Cemetery: Cemetery Not Applicable

Location: Munson-Lovetere Southbury

Funeral: B'nai Israel