Born on an icy morning in Vancouver, Wash., to John A. and Miriam (Meiser) Liedtke. She passed away June 6, 2023 from cancer. The family moved to the Beaverton area in 1953.
Susan attended Sunset Valley, West TV and Cedar Hills grade schools. Graduated from Sunset High School. She received her BS in elementary education from OCE in 1968 and taught for nine years in Sheridan, Salem and Portland. In 1976 she followed her one love, Alex Lafollette to Newport, Ore.
She worked in the restaurant business until retiring from the management team at Port Dock 1 in 2015. She loved history and solving puzzles. She spent the last 30 years tracing family genealogy. She loved her Nye beach cottage and her sweet yard. She also loved meeting friends at Lee's Wok restaurant. Preceded in death by her parents; brother, Gary; and her one true love, Alex LaFollette. She is survived by brother, Ken (Jennie); nieces, Amy (Tim), Tanya (Nate); nwphews, Scot (Heather), Kevin (Allegra); and 10 great-nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m., June 16, 2023, at Finley Sunset Hills, Portland, Ore. A wake will follow the service.