Suzanne Jaeger OBITUARY
Suzanne Weal Jaeger, 96 years of age, passed away peacefully in her recent residence at Alta Vita Assisted Living in Longmont on June 22, 2024. She would have been 97 in August. Sue is survived by her four children Linda Laws (George) of Boulder, Colorado; Robert Jaeger (Dale “DG”) of Gainesville, Georgia; David Jaeger (Cherye) of Canton, Georgia; and Mark Jaeger (Ruth) of Junction City, Oregon, as well as seven grandchildren (Garland, Leah, Adam, Tara, Sean, Charlotte and Monica) and 11 great-grandchildren. Sue was born to Claude S. and Hazel D. Weal on August 16, 1927, in Buffalo, New York. Her only sibling, Dexter, died of polio at the age of 12, six days after her birth. Family summers were spent at their cottage on Lake Erie in Long Beach, Ontario, Canada. It was at the beach, diving for golf balls off the neighborhood raft, that Sue met her future husband, Art Jaeger. She was 14, he was 18. Sue graduated from Buffalo Seminary in 1945 and attended Elmira College in Elmira, New York, class of 1949. When Art returned from serving in the US Navy during WWII, they married on August 23, 1947. Art’s employment with Corning Glassworks took the newlyweds to Corning, New York. In 1955 they relocated to Pinewood Acres, a picturesque rural community outside Corning where they built their custom-designed ranch-style home. The neighboring families regularly gathered at a community pond for swimming and picnics in the summer, and ice hockey in the winter. Superseding her prowess on the hockey ice, Sue became a dedicated and graceful figure skater. It was during these years that Sue began her first business venture by presenting “Trunk Showings” representing Rye County Classics and Herman Geist clothing lines. In 1962 Sue and Art moved to the West, settling in Boulder, Colorado, where Art co-owned the entrepreneurial lighting optics firm, Independent Testing Laboratory. They also began a lifelong passion for sailing, racing a Star sailboat as members of the Carter Lake Sailing Club, and later purchasing a 31-foot Mariner, an ocean navigating vessel called ‘The Pelican,” which was moored in Florida and in which they sailed the Caribbean, navigated the lntracoastal Waterway and cruised the Great Lakes. While in Boulder, Sue continued her studies, graduating from the University of Colorado in 1978 with a BS in Business Administration. Following graduation, she worked as a bookkeeper and property manager. Sue and Art were enthusiastic members of Boulder Gourmet Club for over 40 years and Sue was an accomplished and adventurous cook. Together they enjoyed playing bridge, collecting antiques and Native American rugs, art and jewelry, traveling, and reading. They were members of St Aidan’s Episcopal Church in Boulder, and after moving to Longmont in 2005, became members of St Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Sue volunteered at the Boulder Community Hospital Emergency Room for over 30 years. She served two terms on the Board of Directors of Callahan House, the Victorian home gifted to the City of Longmont by Mr. Thomas M. Callahan in 1938. She was a member of Longs Peak 735 Questers, an active member of her HOA Board for Aspen Grove Village, and served on St Cecilia’s Guild of St. Stephen’s Church. In 2012 Sue and Art celebrated 65 years of marriage with a gathering of friends and family at Callahan House. Art passed away the following year after 66 years of marriage. In her later years, Sue enjoyed sports immensely. She followed the Denver Broncos and enjoyed golf and tennis matches on TV. In her late 80’s and early 90’s she traveled twice to Indian Wells to attend the BNP Paribas Open. Sue’s greatest satisfaction was being a wife and mother, and she excelled at both. She was a person who was genuinely interested in others, allowing her to make friends with and touch a lifetime of people from all generations. She was an extraordinary woman and her passing leaves an empty space in our hearts and our lives. Go in peace, Suzanne. Keep a Song in Your Heart.
