INDIAN LAND, SC ~ Susan Pascucci (nee Osman) of Indian Land, SC, formerly of Norwalk, CT, passed away January 2, 2026.

Born in Stratford, CT, daughter of Winifred and Albert Osman, Susan was pre-deceased by her brother, Edward Osman of Scranton, PA.

Prior to their retirement and move to Indian Land, SC, Susan and her husband William were longtime residents of Norwalk, CT. Susan served on the Norwalk Board of Education, the Norwalk-Nagarote Sister City project, and the New Day Center project. She was a member of the First Congregational Church on the Green, and she and her family were members of the Shore and Country Club.

Susan was, first and foremost, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She leaves behind her husband, William Pascucci; and four children, Robin Pascucci and her husband, Randal Neen, currently of Albion, Mauritius, Dana (Pascucci) Dembski and her husband, Matthew Dembski of Indian Land, SC, Jill (Pascucci ) Pierce and her husband Stephen Pierce of San Rafael, CA, and James Pascucci and his wife, Lea Prince of Placerville, CA. She also leaves eight grandchildren, Robin and Emmanuel Wandala Neen-Pascucci, Jackson and Maisie Dembski, Stella and William Pierce, and Augustus and Marlowe Pascucci.

After her family, Susan's great love was teaching. She began teaching at Northwood High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, and then at Brian McMahon High School in Norwalk, CT. She later worked as an adjunct professor at Fairfield University and taught for a semester at Staples High School in Westport, CT. She finished her teaching career with a twenty-year stint at Greenwich High School. She also worked with the Connecticut Writing Project and consulted for them on projects after her retirement.

Susan was also a poet. She was named Poet of the Year by the Connecticut Council of Teachers of English in 2001. She self-published a book of poems on aging called Into the Sunset in 2025, in addition to Baggage, a novella and collection of short stories, which she co-wrote with authors, Alan Mulak and Donna Smith.

Susan and her husband, William thoroughly enjoyed travel, and they traveled to nearly every continent in the world, mostly following their daughter Robin to the places where she lived as an international school teacher.

The family would appreciate any donations to Charity Navigator in her memory. https://www.charitynavigator.org