Mill George Luedde Jr.

Mill George Luedde, 78 of Sunset Hills was born December 27, 1935 in Saint Louis City, Missouri to the late Mill George Luedde, Sr. and Pearl Grefe Luedde.In High School, Mill worked for International Shoe Company and Andrew’s Conoco Station. He also helped his Dad at his Dad’s pharmacy located at 2000 South Broadway. He attended Christian Brothers College Military High School and graduated in May 1952. After high school, he attended Quincy College in Quincy, Illinois, and obtained an Associate’s degree.He met and courted the late Lanora Irene Shepherd. They were married on September 16, 1961. Mill and Lanora resided in South St. Louis County. Mill was honorably discharged from the National Guard on February 4, 1964, five days after their son, Todd Gregory Luedde, was born on January 30, 1964. Todd was three and a half years old when his sister, Leisa Carolyn Luedde was born on September 22, 1967. Mill worked for McDonnell Douglas as a Design Engineer. He worked on the F15 Eagle and the Sky Lab projects. After his employment at McDonnell Douglas, he worked as an engineer for Zurheide-Hermann for numerous years. Mill liked working with heating and cooling and helped people when they had an issue with their furnace or air conditioner. He took a couple classes at South County Tech School to make sure he was up to date on heating and cooling. In August 1993, he began working for Saint Louis County. Mill enjoyed working for the County. He was an Engineering Technician and among many of the duties, he tested concrete for contract compliance for the projects that he was assigned. His more recent projects for the County were the Big Bend project and the Old Gravois Meramec River bridge project. Mill retired in October 2013. In the early days, Mill liked to go boating and fishing. Mill always liked to tinker on cars. His latest project was a 1980 Toronado. Todd would get advice from Mill on car fixings and such. Anytime they would talk, Mill was good to give advice! Mill, although at times, stubborn and particular, was a kind hearted and patient man. Teaching a teenage daughter to drive a car would test any man’s patience. Mill was patient! Mill’s memories will be cherished by his children, Todd and Jody Luedde, Leisa and John Morlock; his grandchildren, Justin, Clayton, Stephen, Trevor, Jeremy, Zachary, Evan, Nathan and Bethany; many relatives and numerous friends.

Mill George Luedde Jr.

December 27, 1935 - August 29, 2014