OREGON - Susan E. Lindsley, age 82, of Oregon, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Sienna Meadows. She was born on Dec. 21, 1940, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Larry and Margaret (Walter) May.

Following high school, Sue earned her teaching degree from Drake University. On Aug. 17, 1963, She married her high school sweetheart, Keith Lindsley and they headed to Ames, Iowa, where Sue taught while Keith earned his civil engineering degree.

In 1971, they moved to Oregon, Wis. They were blessed with two children, Beth and Brad. Sue taught at the Oregon Elementary schools for 22 years. She loved being a teacher. In retirement, Sue mentored a family from Kosovo. She wrote and had published a teacher’s manual for an elementary science program.

Sue was a member of Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church, the Red Hats Society and Town and Country Women’s Club. She was a vivacious reader and loved tending to her flower gardens. She was an amazing and loving wife, mother and grandmother.

Susan is survived by husband, Keith; daughter, Beth Lindsley; son, Brad (Brittany) Lindsley; and grandchildren, Matt, Michael and Sarah Lindsley, and Ella and Chloe Brown. She was preceded in death by her parents.

A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held.

May the wind be at your back.

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the rain fall softly on your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you softly in the palm of his hand.

Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson Oregon
Funeral & Cremation Care
1150 Park St.
(608) 835-3515

Susan Lindsley

December 21, 1940 - June 25, 2023

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