Susan Virginia Braunstein

Susan Virginia Braunstein, age of 72 of Annandale, Virginia passed away on October 14, 2026, in Annandale, Virginia. She fought and won a long battle with gall bladder cancer, but the effort weakened her so much that she could not resist subsequent illnesses. She had a generous and loving spirit as her myriad friends would attest to. She and Wes loved cats and many of them populated their household over the years. Susan was heavily involved in cat shelter rescue support. When both were healthy Susan and Wes would vacation at one of their favorite spots in the world at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Susan was born in the District of Columbia to Samuel and Betty Braunstein on February 9, 1954. She went to high school in Fairfax County. Susan attended Northern Virginia Community College for one year. She worked as a private accountant/controller for decades at Waldron, Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia.

Susan was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Betty Braunstein, and by her partner of more than 50 years, Wes Weaver.

Susan is survived by her brother Mark Braunstein, her partner’s sister Karen Troester (Weaver) and Karen’s children Paul M. Katona and Kathryn Jansen, her God children Natalie Carroll and John Wesley Carroll, her cousin Paul Braunstein, and her closest friends Steven Naughton, William Malin, Jr, Melinda (Mindi) Carroll, her long-time coworkers and friends Floyd Smith and Leo Solvikosky and her stepfather Ed McCurry.

The family of Susan Braunstein wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the incredible doctors and nurses at Inova Fairfax Hospital, way too many to name as she spent portions of 9 of her last 10 months in the hospital. Special thanks to Dr. Brinda Gupta, MD, her oncologist at the Fairfax Inova Schar Cancer Institute who helped her defeat her cancer and was incredibly supportive. Finally, special thanks go to her friend Ida Holland of Texas, who talked or texted her just about every day for the last 11 months and gave her tremendous emotional support.