Susan Denise Charter, age 68, of Ocean View, DE formerly of Fairfax, VA passed away suddenly on October 21 ^st , 2021.

She was born in Wilmington, DE on June 14 ^th , 1953, to Joseph L. Lawton, Jr. and Martha D. (Freeman) Lawton of Newark, DE. She spent her youth in Newark, DE and at the Delaware beaches with family and friends. She would go on to work in government IT which would take her overseas to London during Desert Storm. There she would support our troops and receive recognition for her work during that time. Additionally, she was stationed in Rome, Italy and would take her family to many countries across Europe. Later, she would spend 15 years with a Non-Profit organization and then in her final years went on to work in the healthcare field. She was a proud lifetime member of VFW Post 7234 of Oceanview, DE. Throughout her life she loved making people laugh, spending time with her family, rescue animals and spoiling her nieces, nephews and grandsons.

Susan is preceded in death by her mother Martha and her father Joseph. She is survived by her husband of 38 years Ronald Charter, daughter Jessica Burgess and her husband, Mark, stepson Dustin Cook, daughter in-law Erin Cook, her three grandsons Daniel Burgess, John Burgess and Landon Cook, her siblings Lois Lathbury, Ruth Ann Sagers and Joseph L. Lawton, III. She is also survived by her mother-in-law Charlotte Charter, brothers and sisters in-laws, Jerry Charter, Jackie Emmendorfer, Charles Charter, Joseph Charter and Karin Charter Allen, along with many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family would like to invite those who knew her to a Celebration of her life that will be held at VFW Post 7234 located at 29265 Marshy Hope Way, Ocean View, DE 19970 on Sunday, November 7 ^th , 2021 at noon. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in her name to The Arc Alliance at https://thearcalliance.org/tribute-gifts/ .