William J. Laudon, 86, of Lee, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center.

Born in Sheboygan, Wiss., June 18, 1934, the son of Victor and Anna Laudon, he attended schools there and in Otis and was a 1953 graduate of Lee High School.

Mr. Laudon was employed for 22 ½ years as a Lab Tech at Mead Corp. in Lee retiring many years ago.

He and his wife, Pauline Hawley Laudon, were married in St. Mary’s Church in Lee on April 14, 1956.

Mr. Laudon was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church and enjoyed fishing and hunting.

Survivors include his wife Pauline of Lee; 6 children including William J. Laudon, Jr. of Ohio, Deborah Sobek and husband David of Pa., Pauline Tierney and husband Robert of Lee, Timothy S. Laudon and wife Christa of Lee, and Bonnie M. Fahey of Dalton; one brother Larry Laudon of California; 17 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.  He was predeceased by his son Christopher J. Laudon and brother Victor Laudon. 

A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated privately at St. Mary’s Church.  Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in the Spring. In lieu of flowers donations in Bills memory may be mad to the MS Society or St. Mary’s Church in care of the ROCHE FUNERAL HOME, 120 Main Street, Lenox, MA  01240.