SCOTCH PLAINS, N.J. — Susan K. Scheib, known for her beautiful singing, devotion to music, and love for her grandchildren, died in Scotch Plains, N.J., on Friday, Jan. 27, surrounded by her family. She was 70. The cause was complications due to pancreatic cancer.

Susan was born and raised in Kansas City, Mo., to her loving parents, Maude and Neil Hackett. Her grandmother, “Granny,” lived with her for her whole life and with her she had a very special and unbreakable bond. Susan loved singing from a very early age and in her 20s was a vocalist in various bands throughout Kansas City. She also worked for Hallmark where she made lifelong friends.

A proud and longtime resident of Maine, Susan moved to Lewiston in the 1970s and started her own family. There, she further developed her love of the stage and became very active with Community Little Theatre in Auburn in the 1980s and 1990s. Susan also performed various musical works throughout Maine, and was especially known for Handel’s Messiah. In the late 1990s, Susan started working for L.L. Bean, where she worked until she retired in 2015.

Susan is survived by her seven grandchildren and four children — her daughters, Lisa and Robin of Maplewood, N.J.; her son, Nick of Denver, Colo.; and her son Ehren of Washington, DC.

She raised her children to care deeply and be passionate about the things they most believed in. Her conversations and visits throughout her life also revealed how much she thought about and cared for her family. Susan will be dearly missed.

Susan K. Scheib