LASALLE — Rev. Susan K. Eckhoff, 73, of LaSalle, passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at the Mendota Lutheran Home.

Pastor Sue was born Nov. 19, 1938, in Princeton to Herman and Mildred Eckhoff. She served as a Lutheran pastor for more than 40 years. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Peru, president of WELCA, a Bible study leader of the Women’s Circle, a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church Choir and the sewing group at St. John’s Lutheran Church, and helped in making kits for Lutheran World Relief.

She is survived by one brother, Allen Eckhoff of Metamora; one sister, Mary Ellen Eckhoff of Princeton; and her special friends, Betty Worple and Nancy Nanni.