Obituary: Susan Marie April

May 19, 1949 – July 20, 2025

July 28, 2025

Susan Marie April, 1949-2025

On July 20, 2025, Susan Marie April, of Waterbury Center, Vermont, passed away after a battle with cancer at age 76. She was a great friend to many, a wife to one for 51 years, a grandmother, a sister, and a mother to two children.

Susan was very creative in all her endeavors, such as making clothes for her children when they were little, which turned into a small business for several years (It’s Sew Special) that included other items like Christmas tree skirts and tote bags. She liked to cook and try to make variations on what she started. After she was married, Susan and her family lived in Massachusetts for a few years, then moved to Charlotte, Vermont, in 1985. 

She enjoyed camping with the family and ski trips with friends. She was involved with community theater groups, including Lyric Theater. In her later years, Susan enjoyed going to casinos to gamble with friends and also playing scratch tickets. She also enjoyed volunteering with AARP on Fraudwatch and advocacy work.

Susan was a graduate of Champlain College, followed by Castleton State College. During her career, she worked in the data processing field at several places and finished her career as an IT specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Susan is survived by her husband Bill April in Waterbury Center, her brother Gary Smith and his wife Lucinda in Woodbury, Vermont, her sister Lynn DePalma and her husband Joe in South Carolina, her son Jason April in Denver, Colorado, daughter Diana April in Idaho, and grandson Tobi April in Waterbury Center.

Any donations in her name should be made to Planned Parenthood of Northern New England or to the Oncology Department at Central Vermont Medical Center, which made her life a little easier at the end.

There will be no funeral service at this time. A private family celebration of life will be held later.