Mrs. Van Ostrand, who attended Clinton schools through the ninth grade, died unexpectedly in her sleep Tuesday morning, November 15, 2011 at her home in Oklahoma City. The former Susan Kay Green was born February 22, 1973 in Dallas, Texas. Susan spent her early years in Garland, Texas, moving in 1979 with her parents Kay and Gerald Green and two brothers to Clinton. She lived there until 1988 when she moved to Oklahoma City where she graduated from Putnam City High School in 1991. She attended Oklahoma Christian University and the Oklahoma City branch of Oklahoma State University before earning her Bachelors of Science degree in allied health from Southern Nazarene University in 1996. After working for three years, she returned to college and in 2001 earned a B.S. in Radiography Technology from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Susan was employed as a radiographer at Midwest City Regional Hospital and later taught medical office assistant courses as DeMarge and Vatterott colleges, both in Oklahoma City. In 2009 she was named Teacher of the Year by the students at Vatterott. She had not worked since February this year because of failing health.

On March 27, 2004, she and Phil Van Ostrand were married in Oklahoma City. As a child in Clinton, Susan was active in the Girl Scouts. As a teenager she enjoyed baby-sitting regularly for the children of Dr. Floyd and Susie Simon here and later in Oklahoma City for the children of Dr. David and Tammie Simon and Stacy and Ned Shadid. She was a member of the Church of Christ. In accordance with her wishes, her body will be cremated and the ashes dispersed at Lake Marie in Wyoming, which she enjoyed visiting often with her maternal grandparents when they were alive.

Susan was preceded in death by one brother, Doug, who passed away May 17 this year while on a hiking trip with his daughter's fifth grade class outside Eagle River, Alaska.

Both sets of grandparents, Al and Vesta Pacheco of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Claude and Iva Green of Dallas, Texas also preceded her in death, as did her mother in law Nell Selzer, Grapevine Texas.

Survivors include her husband, Phillip Van Ostrand III of the home in Oklahoma City; her parents, Kay Stout of Piedmont and Gerald Green of Clinton; one brother, Damon Green, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; her father-in-law Phillip Van Ostrand II, Wimberley, Texas, and his wife Mary; two sister-in-law, Amy Green of Eagle River Alaska, and Belen Green, Dubai, U.A.E.; three nephews Angel Marin, Haslet, Texas, Michael Green, Eagle River, Alaska, and Brandon Green, Dubai; and two nieces, Caitlin Green, Eagle River, and Nicole Green, Dubai.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the of Breast Cancer...

On March 27, 2004, she and Phil Van Ostrand were married in Oklahoma City. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Susan was preceded in death by one brother, Doug, a U.S. Coast Guard retiree who passed away May 17 this year while on a hiking trip with his daughter's fifth-grade class outside Eagle River, Alaska.

Survivors include her husband, Phillip VanOstrand III of the home in Oklahoma City; her parents, Kay Stout of Piedmont and Gerald Green, Clinton; one brother, Damon Green, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and her father-in-law, Phillip VanOstrand II, Wimberley, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure (of breast cancer).