Susan M. (Anderson) Fortino of Highland Falls, NY, passed away on October 20, 2026, at Nyack Hospital in Nyack, NY. She was 70 years old. The daughter of the late Barbara (Bockemuhl) and Robert Anderson, she was born on September 13, 1956, at West Point, NY.
Susan started her career at the United States Military Academy, where she held several positions throughout her tenure. She worked for the Chief Information Office as a computer specialist and IT planner, the Network Enterprise Center as an administrative officer, and the West Point Cemetery. Susan last worked as a member of the Superintendent’s general staff.
She took great pride in her work, focusing on the quality and outcome of her efforts, and treated her tasks with a high personal standard, integrity, and responsibility.
Susan had a gift for bringing people together. Whether it was family, friends, or someone in need, she gathered them in with her warm smile, a plate of fresh baked goods, or the smell of a home-cooked meal filling the house. She dreamed of having a business selling ready-made comfort food dishes. She enjoyed keeping in touch and creating reunions with the West Point Band Kids, fellow children of West Point Band members like her father. She was a member of the Myrtle Beach Coffee Queens, the Cupcake Group, and many other social groups in Myrtle Beach, where she had a second home. Susan was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Highland Falls, where she was a Eucharistic Minister.
Left to cherish her memory are her son, Robert Fortino; her daughter, Alyssa Fortino, and her partner, Jacob Stevens; her sister, Patricia Anderson, all of Highland Falls; and numerous cousins, nieces, and a nephew. In addition to her parents, Susan was predeceased by her husband, Dana Fortino, and her brother, Richard Anderson.
There will be no visitation. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 13, 2026, at Sacred Heart Church, 353 Main Street, Highland Falls, NY.
Cremation will take place at MacLennan Hall Crematorium in Milford, PA, and she will be laid to rest at Peacedale Cemetery in Highland Falls at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to Sacred Heart Church, 353 Main Street, Highland Falls, NY 10928.
Arrangements by William F. Hogan Funeral Home, Highland Falls, NY; (845) 446-2868; www.wfhoganfuneralhome.com.