Susan Nash, affectionately known as “Grandma Sue,” passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in New Jersey on September 18, 2025 at the age of 72, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous multi-year battle with breast cancer. Her loss leaves a hole in her family that cannot be filled. She was often the life of the party, a bit eccentric in the best way, and always a loving and devoted mother and grandmother.

Susan was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Walter Nash and Nelly “Beba” Lorenzo. At age four, her family moved to Queens, New York, where Susan would grow up — and where she proudly called herself a New Yorker for the rest of her life.

As a teenager, Susan discovered her lifelong passion for skiing during a high school trip. She was instantly hooked and would dedicate more than five decades to the sport. She became a ski instructor, taught generations of students, and recently earned her 50-year PSIA pin — a testament to her commitment and love for the mountains. Skiing was not just a sport for Susan, but a way of life — a lens through which she viewed everything else. When life presented challenges, she would remind her family to “imagine you’re on the mountain” and find the right turns to navigate obstacles. She passed that love of skiing down to her children and grandchildren through countless trips that became treasured family traditions.

In her younger years, Susan also embraced the vibrant energy of the city. In the 1970s, she was a regular at the legendary Studio 54, where she met many of her lifelong friends and fully embraced the spirit of New York.

Susan’s life was not without challenges, but she faced them with determination and resilience. In her 40s, Susan turned a challenging period into an opportunity for growth, returning to school to earn a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Queens College, where she collaborated with her professor to publish an accounting textbook.

Soon after, she founded Search Net Management, a skip-tracing firm that she built and ran successfully for more than 25 years. Susan called herself a “legal researcher,” and she had an uncanny ability to find money for her clients that others could not. She often said she could look at a subject’s name and address and “envision their life and ‘see’ where the money was.” Her business became not just a career but a craft — one that gave her enormous pride and allowed her to support her children and grandchildren, her proudest accomplishment.

After a brief move to Florida in her 60s, Susan returned to New York, saying she could never feel truly at home anywhere else. She wanted to be closer to her growing family — and to the city she believed was “the greatest city in the world.”

Being a grandmother was one of Susan’s greatest joys. Her apartment walls were lined with her grandchildren’s artwork, proudly displayed for all to see. She loved FaceTiming them, seeing every video and photo the family posted — always the first to “like” it on every platform — and taking them out to eat at Sarge’s, where she would famously overorder and insist everyone share the extra cheesecake she “just had to try.” Her grandchildren knew they were adored every single day.

She is survived by her two children, Eric Weinschenk and Jessica Weinschenk; five grandchildren — June, Aspen, Fox, Tommy, and Parker — who were the light of her life; and countless friends and former clients whose lives she touched.

Susan’s family and friends will forever remember her determination, her laughter, and her enduring love for the mountains, her grandchildren, and the city she called home.

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