Susan Jane Eklund-Leen, M.Ed., Ph.D., age 69, of Kettering, Ohio, passed away at home on October 17, 2023. She and her twin sister Sara Janet were born in Garrettsville, Ohio, on November 25, 1953, to the late John and M. Jane (Witherstay) Eklund.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Edward O. Leen; brother Robert J. Eklund; and sister-in-law Karen Eklund.
Survivors include her twin sister Sara (Warren) Eklund-Payne; sister-in-law Gweneth (Thomas) Williams-Edwards; nieces Megan (Gregory) Wagner and Holly (Jeff Bellman) Eklund; great-nephew Keith Wagner; great-niece Holly Wagner; and close friends.
Eklund-Leen graduated from James A. Garfield High School in 1972. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Kent State University in 1976, a master’s degree in education in 1978, and a Ph.D. in 1994.
She married Edward Orlo Leen on September 10, 1983. She was a professor at Antioch College in Yellow Springs. An animal lover devoted to her cats, she enjoyed science fiction and horror films, particularly Godzilla, and held a special devotion to the Hindu god Ganesha.
Memorial gifts may be made to Antioch College, National History Day, or any animal rescue organization.