Tim Kuscsik Obituary

Timothy George Kuscsik of Simpsonville, South Carolina, peacefully passed away after complications from a stroke on October 27, 2025, surrounded by his wife and immediate family members. Tim was born March 18, 1968 in Huntington Station, New York, and spent his childhood and young adult life on Long Island, doing typical New Yorker activities that he loved; fishing, going to the beach, riding his bicycle, clamming, and hanging around with friends. Throughout his life, he was an avid baseball fan, most likely inherited from his father Richard. He also collected baseball cards, as it was one of his interests and a way to continue the baseball fever which was in his DNA. He worked a variety of jobs before starting with Costco company in Farmingdale, and then Commack, New York, when they were still a young company. He was also a volunteer fireman in Melville, NY for many years. At Costco he held various positions including stocking, forklift operator, and manager. He was passionate about safety and instructing others on proper, safe, and efficient forklift operation, and provided tremendous feedback to managers and executives regarding store and policy improvements. He worked for them for 27 years until retiring in 2024. Through his time working at Costco and his experiences there, he made many of his friends and family loyal Costco shoppers and members, and it is an integral part of our lives today due to him. Around 2005, he transferred from New York to Greenville, South Carolina and purchased his first home in Simpsonville, SC. He made a wonderful life living in the Simpsonville area. In 2015 he met Marilin, and after several visits back-and-forth between Simpsonville and Dominican Republic, their relationship blossomed and they decided to get married. They lived for a short time in Orland Park, Illinois near Chicago where they were officially married December 6, 2016, and were able to spend more time with brother Steve, Jill, Alex, and Ryan. They moved back to Simpsonville in 2017 and enjoyed their time there until now. Some things that Tim really enjoyed as an adult were spending time with his nephews Alex and Ryan, teaching them to fish or watch a baseball game, spending time drawing pictures with his grandson Nate and introducing him to new experiences. He enjoyed travelling (always to a warm place), cruises, Las Vegas, country music, going to concerts and rodeos, attending minor and major league baseball games, going out to dinner, finding great New York pizza spots in other cities, following his interest in learning about weather, watching Clemson college football games with step son Angel, sitting on his patio deck, gardening, and hanging around his house. He also had a love of pets and almost always had either a cat or dog, or several of them at his home at any time. Tim and Marilin always welcomed family and friends to the house with open arms and went out of their way to make all feel comfortable. During his life, Tim made a large impact on many people in his life. We are honored to share that Tim was an organ donor and his gift of life will live on in fresh dreams given to others after his passing. In keeping with Tim's wishes, cremation has taken place. He will be remembered fondly and missed tremendously by his immediate and extended family. Tim was predeceased by his mother Nina, and father Richard. He leaves his wife Marilin, sister Christina and brother-in-law, Cam Wiese, brother Stephen and sister-in-law Jill Kuscsik, nephews Alex and Ryan Kuscsik, step son Angel and daughter-in-law Claritz Medrano, wonderful step grandson Nate Medrano, step daughter Mabel Medrano, step mother Eleanor Kuscsik and step brother Greg Brown. A Memorial service to which all family and friends are invited will take place Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Fletcher Funeral Home, 128 North Main Street, Fountain Inn, South Carolina. In lieu of flowers, Tim would be honored to have donations sent in his memory to animal rescue facility in Greer, SC: Support Anakin's Trails | Donate to Help Lost and Stray Animals.