Susan Marie Flynn, 82, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away from natural causes on April 1, 2026. Susan was born in 1943, in New York City. She was the second of six children of John C. Flynn, Sr. and Mary U. Farmer Flynn, who preceded her in death. Susan also was preceded in death by her sister Mary Virginia (Ginny) Pidot, and her brother-in-law Harry Roberts. She is survived by her sisters Kathleen A. Flynn of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Patricia G. Roberts (Joe Birmingham) of Lewes, Delaware, and by her brothers John C. Flynn, Jr. (Re) and Anthony G. Flynn, Sr. (Cabby) of Wilmington. Susan also is survived by her nieces Lauren and Erin Pidot, and her nephews Dan and Colin Markowitz, Jack and Joe Flynn, Justin Pidot, Patrick, Michael and Roddy Flynn, and Jesse, Eben and Cullen Roberts, and sixteen grand-nieces and nephews.
Growing up the daughter of a DuPonter, Susan lived in many places, including Westport, Connecticut, Carneys Point, New Jersey, and Louisville, Kentucky, before her father was transferred to Wilmington in 1965. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, and attended Ursuline College there before graduating from the University of Delaware, where she later earned two master’s degrees. Susan taught high school English and Humanities in the William Penn (later Colonial) School District for more than 30 years. When she retired from teaching, Susan relocated to Hallowell, Maine, to live near her sister Ginny, and she became especially close to Ginny’s children Justin, Lauren and Erin. Susan loved living in Maine, and in retirement she continued to tutor students. She moved back to Delaware in 2011, living in the Bear area for many years, before moving into assisted living facilities. A series of strokes made Susan’s final years very difficult, but she treasured visits from her siblings, nieces and nephews, and friends.
Susan loved to travel, making several trips to Europe, and visiting all the contiguous United States on road trips with her sisters and her brother John, but her favorite destination was Japan. She also loved the arts, especially movies, plays and literature. She kept up with her former teaching colleagues, and had many friends in book clubs in Maine and Delaware. Susan had a great sense of humor, along with a disarming directness. She enthusiastically entertained her nieces and nephews, and kept them on their toes with her relentless inquisitiveness.
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