Suzanne H. Laudon

Suzanne Laudon passed away peacefully on April 2,2024 in Ft. Collins, CO at the age of 91. Suzanne had lived in Ft. Collins with family since 2017.

Sue was born in Madison, WI on October 15,1932. She graduated from Madison West HS in 1951 and from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1955 with a degree in Medical Technology. Suzanne married Thomas Laudon in Sapporo, Japan in 1956. She worked as a bookkeeper and in real estate while supporting her husband’s career as a geology professor and world explorer. Suzanne raised five children on three continents and in the wilderness of the Canadian Rockies during the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh geology field camps.

Sue was a consummate athlete. An accomplished bowler and six-time club champion golfer, she was also a dedicated skier, enjoying her role as chaperone to the UW-O Ski club, and proud of the Nastar gold medals she won. She enjoyed playing bridge and sheepshead and was an avid fan of all Wisconsin athletics, including the Badgers, Brewers, Bucks and of course the Green Bay Packers. Late in life while dealing with memory loss, Suzanne could still recall with remarkable accuracy all occasions when the Packers or Badgers were able to “snatch defeat from the jaws of victory”.

Suzanne was preceded in death by her husband Tom, parents Jack and Mary Hilgers, sisters Jackie Hilgers and Charlotte Palmer, and grandson Daniel Martin. She is survived by her children Kate Laudon (Chris Lidstone), Julie Chan (Ed Chan), Leslie Laudon (Kurt Burris), Carrie Laudon (Eric Leonard), Joe Laudon (Rachel Laudon) and grandchildren Andy Martin, Issac Laudon, Wyatt Laudon, Jack Leonard, Riley Leonard and Connor Burris.

A memorial will be held at a future date in Oshkosh, WI. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Suzanne’s memory to the Laudon Family Scholarship at the UW-O Foundation 625 Pearl Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54901-3556.