Susan Ann Walls

Susan A. Walls, of Newark, Delaware, died on October 25, 2024. She is survived by her devoted husband, Leonard “Lenny” Anderson of 17 years, and her stepsons: Jordan Tyler Anderson of Newark, Casey Christian Anderson of Newark, and Matt Anderson of Pennsylvania; her brother, Fred L. Walls of Georgetown, Delaware; his sons, Keith and Scott of Newark; and brother Eric (Hope), of Greenwood, Delaware; and his sons: David, Jason, and Jacob. She was preceded in death by her sister, Janet Walls Steiner in 1979, and is survived by Janet's sons, Charles Steiner Jr. (Tina) of Milton, and Sean Steiner, of Long Neck, Delaware. She is also survived by Charles Jr.’s daughter, Jessica and son, Geoffrey; her parents, Fred L. and Betty R Walls of Georgetown, in 1985 and 1986, respectively. Susan loved and was close to many people, but was grateful for her grandparents including Mabel G. Walls or Georgetown, Delaware (long predeceased by Luther Walls), and John J. and Maggie C. Robinson of Clarksville, Delaware. Susan grew up in Cabbage Corners (outside of Georgetown, Delaware). She graduated as the valedictorian of her high school class. Later, she graduated West Virginia Wesleyan College with a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Economics, Money and Banking in 1978. She self-funded her own degree, working 40 hours a week while maintaining her own home, which she bought when she was 18. She was nominated for Mortar Board, a Business Woman’s Honorary, and graduated with a 3.30 GPA in her major. Susan was a naturally talented and trained musician, and started learning piano at the age of 7. She studied piano until she was 18 (although she didn’t practice enough), and also played clarinet for 9 years in school and college band. She was very grateful for her band and choir director, Eugene Bowen. She also loved singing and sang her first solo in school at the age of 9. She continued singing for many years in school, county school choruses, church choir(s), and even sang with The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir for a weekend in 2013. She was grateful for her voice teacher and best friend’s (Beth) father, Lemuel Evans. At the age of 27, Susan purchased land and had a house built by the late Robert C. (RC) Peoples. She spent most of her life there, and new husband, Lenny and sons, and Smudge the cat, moved in in 2007. She also loved to dance, and learned contra dancing at Arden in Delaware. She could be found on a dance floor when the music was playing (often barefoot). Susan spent most of her career working for Advanta Corporation as a customer service manager for the financial services company. Earlier in her career, she spent 7 years working as a headhunter in the IT industry. She held numerous financial licenses, including a stockbroker license, annuities sales, auto and life insurance, and too many others to list. Susan loved nature and was known by her love of birds (which she could identify by ear), cats, and all other critters--except snakes. She spent many years hiking with and leading hikes for the Wilmington Trail Club. She had been a long time member of Love of Christ Church in Bear, Delaware, where she and Lenny were married. She loved to travel, and was fortunate to visit Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, at the age of 15. More recently, she visited southern Spain, the Rock of Gibraltar, Sonora Bay, Mexico, and France (Versailles and Paris). She swam with the seals in Sonora Bay. Those seals were a little too aggressive. She travelled all over the Caribbean, including Bonaire (5 times) , Margarita Island, Bermuda, Cancun, Antigua, Martinique, the Turks and Caicos, Columbus Isle San Salvador (Bahamas), Exuma (Bahamas) (by sailboat), and Paradise Island (Hog Island). Her favorite was the Turks and Caicos, which she visited over 11 times. She loved snorkeling and seeing sea turtles, barracuda, rays, many angels, parrot, squirrel and other fish. She also made it to Little Water Cay and was greeted by the iguanas, and Sand Dollar Key. Even the "wild" dolphin "JoJo" paid her a visit. She also visited much of the United States, but missed some including Alaska, Hawaii, and others. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Forgotten Cats of Delaware http://www.forgottencats.org. A visitation will be held Thursday, November 7, 2024, from 6-7 PM at Strano & Feeley Family Funeral Home, 635 Churchmans Rd., Newark, DE 19702 followed by a celebration of Susan’s life at 7 PM. For directions or to send an online condolence visit www.stranofeeley.com

Susan Ann Walls

July 1, 1955 - October 25, 2024

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