, ▁where ▁she ▁o vers aw ▁reg ulations ▁on ▁j ew el ry , ▁watch es , ▁and ▁met all ic ▁watch b ands . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Maryland ▁State ▁Bar ▁Association , ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Jew el ry ▁Histor ians , ▁the ▁Min eral og ical ▁Society ▁in ▁Washington , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Sus anne ▁Stein em ▁married ▁a ▁pat ent ▁att orney , ▁Robert ▁J . ▁P atch , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁The ▁P atch es ▁had ▁six ▁children ▁together , ▁and ▁c ared ▁for ▁her ▁mother ▁Ruth ▁Stein em , ▁in ▁their ▁Che vy ▁Ch ase , ▁Maryland ▁home . ▁She ▁was ▁co - found er ▁of ▁her ▁neighborhood ▁food ▁co - op ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁remained ▁active ▁there ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁engaged ▁in ▁school ▁issues ▁in ▁Mont gom ery ▁County , ▁Maryland . ▁Sus anne ▁Stein em ▁P atch ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁aged ▁ 8 2 ▁years , ▁in ▁Beth es da , ▁Maryland , ▁after ▁a ▁stroke . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁photograph ▁of ▁Sus anne ▁Stein em ▁P atch ▁and ▁Gl oria ▁Stein em , ▁at ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁ 5 0 th ▁birth day ▁party , ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁Get ty ▁Im ages . ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category