KEENE VALLEY — Carol Schreier Rupprecht, 73, of Keene Valley, N.Y., died suddenly on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
Born June 30, 1939, in Stafford Springs, Conn., to William J. and Caroline Comstock Schreier, she was a graduate of the University of Virginia, and later earned a PhD in Comparative Literature from Yale University. As a professor of Comparative Literature at Kirkland College, which later merged with Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., she was an award-winning teacher, delighting her students with her courses on Dreams and Literature, Shakespeare, Dante, Early Modern European Literature, and Translation Theory. Later in her career, she sought to instill in her students an appreciation of wilderness with courses on Literature and the Adirondacks. She retired from full-time teaching in 2007.
During her career, she was president of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, and senior editor of its journal, "Dreaming." She had written widely in the field of dreams and literature and was the editor of two major books in the field, "The Dream and the Text" and "Feminist Archetypal Theory."
Before and after retirement, she enjoyed bicycling, skiing, hiking, snow-shoeing and canoeing with her husband and friends in her solo canoe. She was an avid fan of women's basketball, and followed the fortunes of the UConn Husky women with special fervor. After retirement, she was active in the Ausable River Association, offered volunteer services to Keene Valley Central School and the Keene Valley Library Association, and was active in the community garden.
She is survived by her husband, Richard P. Suttmeier of Keene Valley; her daughter, Jody Rupprecht of Springfield, Va.; a sister, Francine LaFlamme and her husband Phillip of Salem, Conn, a sister, Wendy Klecak of Stafford Springs, Conn; a brother, Peter Schreier and his wife Marguerite of Newark, Del.; cousins, nieces and nephews; and a much loved uncle, Herb Wells. Her son, Whitney Rupprecht, predeceased her. She also leaves good friends, former colleagues and the many students and young people whose lives she touched.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24, at the Keene Valley Congregational Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in her name to the Ausable River Association, the High Peaks Educational Foundation, The Keene Valley Library Association, or The Wild Center in Tupper Lake.
Arrangements are in the care of the Hamilton Funeral Home, 294 Mannix Road, Peru. To light an online candle and offer condolences in the memory of Carol Schreier Rupprecht, please visit www.hamiltonfuneralhome.com
