Susan Marie (Smith) Capasso, 86, of Branford, died at her home on June 5, after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Alfred Capasso. Susan was born in New Haven on Feb. 9, 1927, daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Mortimer Smith. She had worked as a legal secretary for 20 years with her cousin, Richard J. Smith, Jr., and had resided in Branford since 1963. She was also a communicant of St. Elizabeth Church in Branford.

Her family thanks the Branford Fire Department and Connecticut Hospice Home Care for all the comfort they provided Susan and her family.

Susan is survived by her children, Frederick Capasso and his wife Virginia of Reading, Massachusetts, Judith English and her husband William of West Haven, Elizabeth Capasso Fink of Branford, Robert Capasso and his wife Josette of Boonsboro, Maryland, and Kathleen Jones and her husband Raymond of Branford. She is also survived by her brother Francis Smith, Jr. of Norwich, as well as 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her brother Robert Smith and her sister Eleanor Smith.

A mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, June 7, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Elizabeth Church in Branford. Burial will follow in St. Agnes Cemetery, Branford. Friends may call on Thursday, June 6, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home, 244 North Main St., Branford. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Branford Fire Department, 45 North Main St., Branford, CT 06405. See online memorial @ www.wsclancy.com.