Susan "Sue" Jean Marsett, age 68, of Frankford, DE passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 after a valiant battle with lung cancer.

Sue was a proud Beebe baby, born in Lewes, DE on December 22, 1955, daughter of the late Allen Howard Burton and the late Jean (Burbage) Burton. Sue graduated in 1973 from Indian River High School, where she formed enduring friendships that she valued until the end. After high school, Sue became the first woman in Delaware to complete the four-year journeyman pipefitter's apprenticeship in 1978 after someone told her she couldn't.

Sue worked as a journeyman pipefitter and an administrative assistant at Horizon Realty, before retiring as program manager for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Groundwater Discharges Section in 2012. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Sue earned an Associate degree in Applied Science from Delaware Technical and Community College, a Bachelor of Science from University of Delaware graduating Magna Cum Laude, and a Master of Science in Public Administration from Wilmington University, all while working full time.

Sue loved musical theatre, picking crabs with friends, and making things grow whether they be houseplants or in her garden. Along with her husband, Jack, Sue enjoyed many extended vacations lounging on a beach in Tortola, BVI.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Gary Burton; and her half-brother, Bruce Burton. She is survived by her husband, John Marsett; her former husband and lifelong friend, Mark Warrington (and Christine); her daughter, Kelly Kline (and Tony); her stepdaughter, Christina Horstmann (and Javier); her brother, Gregg Burton (and Cheryl Justice); her half-sister, Bonnie Curtis (and Gene); and many more beloved family members and friends who will all miss this tough old bird.

A funeral service will be held at 1 PM on Friday, November 15, 2024 at the Frankford Chapel of Melson Funeral Services, 43 Thatcher St., Frankford, DE 19945, where friends and family may gather after 12 PM.  Interment will follow at St. George's UMC Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Sue's name to the Selbyville Public Library, P.O. Box 739, Selbyville, DE 19975, a frequent place of enjoyment for her and her daughter in their early years or the Millville Volunteer Fire Company, 35554 Atlantic Ave., Millville, DE 19967 members of which rushed heroically to a catastrophic fire on their property in 2021.