Cleo Anna (Braun) Sudhoff, age 96, of Coldwater, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at Briarwood Village.
She was born on September 2, 1930, in rural Mercer County, to the late Aloys and Loretta (Jutte) Braun.
In addition to her parents, Cleo was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Sudhoff, whom she married on April 25, 1953, and who passed away on August 15, 2012; an infant son, Roger and an infant daughter, Mary Ann; her sister, Ruth (Harold) Schwieterman; her sister-in-law, Marilyn Braun; and her in-laws, Rita (Wes) Meinerding, Irene (Ralph) Link, Merilda (Robert) Fleck, Herman Sudhoff, Paul (Mary) Sudhoff, Alvin (first wife, Bernice) Sudhoff, and Bud Knapke.
Cleo is survived by her children, Karen (Robert) Allard of Cincinnati, Sandy (Larry) Sielschott of Celina, Rick (Darlene) Sudhoff of Coldwater, Brenda Sudhoff of Portland, and Ron (Norma) Sudhoff of Fort Recovery; her 18 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren; her brother, Paul Braun of Fort Recovery; her in-laws, Dorothy Sudhoff, Judy Sudhoff, Ray (Margie) Sudhoff, all of Fort Recovery, and Mary Knapke of Coldwater; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Cleo was a 1948 graduate of Fort Recovery High School. She worked at New Idea in Coldwater for several years before dedicating most of her life to being a homemaker and farm wife. Cleo had a love for gardening and tending to her flowers. She also enjoyed watching the birds, doing crafts, and spending time outdoors, especially around the farm. Cleo was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church and its Ladies Sodality.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, November 5, 2026, at St. Peter Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Guests may visit on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM and again on Thursday from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM at Brockman Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
Memorial contributions may be given to EverHeart Hospice or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Online condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com
