Suzanne Katherine Ratzburg (nee Luck), age 92, passed peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2026.
Sue was born on March 1, 1933, the daughter of the late Erwin and Katherine Luck of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. On August 18, 1956, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oshkosh, she married the late Donald Charles Ratzburg. They moved to Kenosha and raised their family. Later, Sue worked for AAA Travel Agency until it closed their Kenosha office. She was then hired by Jerry Werwie, State Farm Insurance, and worked there until her retirement in 1998.
Don and Sue enjoyed round and square dancing, being active members of the Allemande Square Dance Club. In her spare time, she was an avid book reader, enjoying flowers and gardening. In retirement, she volunteered at Kenosha Hospital, Hospice Alliance, and Meals on Wheels. She was also a member of the Red Hat Club, a volunteer with the Kenosha Garden Club, and the Kemper Center, working there at Christmas decorating and in the spring planting flowers.
She is preceded in death by Neil & Delores Cowling, her stepbrother and sister-in-law, and her Great-Granddaughters Uli Ratzburg and Hazel Mae Payson.
Suzanne is survived by her 3 sons, Paul (Colleen) Ratzburg, Mark (Deborah) Ratzburg, and Michael (Mary Ellen) Ratzburg; 8 grandchildren, Jennifer (Michael) Summers, Jessica (Brian) Payson, Michelle (Claye) Goldman, Jason (Melissa) Ratzburg, Daniel Ratzburg, Scott (Anika) Ratzburg, Gregory (Coral Evans) Ratzburg, and Patrick (Maggie Dunbar) Ratzburg; 5 great grandchildren, Ethan Payson, Makena Ratzburg, Olivia Ratzburg, Benjamin Ratzburg, and Thomas Ratzburg.
Special thanks to Library Terrace Assisted Living and Hospice Alliance for their loving care and support in her later stages of life.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be directed to Library Terrace Assisted Living and Hospice Alliance.
Visitation will be held on Friday, February 20, 2026, at 10:00 am At St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church, 2020 91st St, Kenosha, WI 53143. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow immediately thereafter, beginning at 11:00 am
Suzanne will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at All Saints Catholic Cemetery.
