Suzanne Straus Kollmeyer, of East Lansing, Mich., passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on April 6, 2014. She was born on July 12, 1942, in Madison, Wis. She attended St. Olaf College and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1964. She taught pre-school and first grade, then worked as a resource specialist for the Michigan Self-Help Clearinghouse and volunteer coordinator for Hospice House of Mid-Michigan. She was a 20 year volunteer for Sparrow Health System and also volunteered for Clinton County Meals on Wheels. She was a member of the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) and an active member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church for 43 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Marshall and Janet Huegel Straus, and her brother-in-law, Peter Rand ’66. She is survived by Kurt Kollmeyer, her loving husband of 47 years; her daughter, Kristin Kollmeyer Schaaf; two sons, Kent Kollmeyer and wife Betsy, and Karl Kollmeyer and wife Brande Dixon; and seven grandchildren, Karson, Keegan, Maximilian, Kelsey, Kayla, Silas, and Adelyn. She is also survived by her brothers, Richard Straus and wife Susan, and James Straus; and her sisters, Nancy Straus Rand ’66, Lisa Straus, and Kate Davis; as well as many nieces and nephews, including Amy Rand ’94 and her husband Scott Pryor, and Dorothy Rand ’98 and her husband Corey Mollet. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.