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award from Northwood 
University. She was 
recognized and honored by 
virtually every media outlet 
in Metropolitan Detroit, 
including being named 
Michiganian of the Year in 
1990 by the Detroit News. 
Perhaps the honor 
which meant most to 
her was that, as an Oscar 
winner, she remained a 
lifelong voting member of 
the Academy of Motion 
Picture Arts and Sciences. 
 Survivors include her 
daughters, Terry Marx 
and her husband, Stephen 
Arpadi, of New York 
City; Jane Marx and her 
partner, Lena Weiss, of 
Albuquerque, N.M.; and 
Liz Marx, of Santa Monica, 
Calif.; grandchildren, 
Adina and Charlotte Marx-
Arpadi and Jude Marx; and 
Sue’s special angel, Teresa 
Pekala.
She was the beloved wife 
of the late Stanley “Hank” 
Marx. 
 Those interested in 
learning more about 
Sue Marx’s life and 
work are invited to 
visit her website, www.
suemarxfilms.com.
Interment was at Clover 
Hill Park Cemetery. 
Contributions may 
be directed to Wayne 
State University Math 
Corps, 656 W. Kirby, 
Room 1311, Detroit, 
MI 48202, mathcorps.
org; or Jewish Hospice & 
Chaplaincy Network, 6555 
W. Maple, West 
Bloomfield, MI 
48322, jewishhospice.org/
tribute. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel. 

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