Sue Luger, 91, of Mission Hills, Kansas, passed away peacefully on March 15th, 2026.
Born to Helen and Bill Schmiederer in Evanston, Illinois, her early years were spent in Pasadena, California before moving to Kansas City, Missouri in 1948. She attended Southwest High School and the University of Kansas.
She started her real estate career in 1974 and was active for over 30 years, earning numerous awards including serving as a Director of the National Association of Realtors for 10 years. She also served on the Mission Hills City Council, Board of Zoning Appeals and the Architectural Review Board.
Sue was a member of the Junior League of Kansas City, Governor of the American Royal, the BOTAR organization, Society of Fellows of the Nelson Atkins Museum, The Kansas City Country Club, the Garden of the Gods Club and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.
She loved to travel and filled numerous scrapbooks with memories of the many trips taken across the world. She also enjoyed gardening, tennis and entertaining. One of her favorite events was the Academy Awards party which involved a get together with friends to dress up as their favorite actors/actresses from the movies that year.
Sue was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, George Luger and her brother Bob Schmiederer. She is survived by her sons, Brad (Karen) and Brian (Kim) and seven grandchildren.
The family wishes to thank the team at Mission Chateau memory care, Residential Hospice and RNS Private Duty Care for their care and support. The family is also grateful for the loving care and devotion over the years by our caregiver and friend, Janice Johnson.
Memorial Services will be held at 2pm on Thursday April 9th at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 6401 Wornall Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Heart of America Alzheimer’s Association Chapter (alz.org/kansascity)
