Audrey DePauw Obituary
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AUDREY LUCILLE DePAUW, age 95, of Luverne, died Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. She was born April 5, 1929, in Chester, SD, to Richard and Eunice (Farrand) Jones.
Audrey married Lorain DePauw on April 5, 1947, in Luverne. After their marriage, the couple lived in Luverne. Audrey worked as a cook at the Luverne Elementary School for over twenty years before retiring in 1988.
She was a faithful member of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne, where she volunteered. She was also a member of the Luverne VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed quilting, and sewing.
Audrey is survived by her three daughters, Pat (Bruce) Koglin, Duluth; Cheryl (Alan) Enger, Harrisburg, SD; and Barb (Gary) Haraldson, Fairbanks, MN; seven grandchildren, Chad (Becky) Haraldson, Tim (Griselda) Fairbanks, Molly Haraldson, Carrie (Tim) Hershbach, Amy (Brett) Brisk, Kristie (fiancé, Jon Sundermann) Lovro and Scott Fairbanks; fifteen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Gerald Hagen, New York; and two sisters, Judy (Ernie) Niemann, Sioux Falls, SD; and Patricia Niemann, Sioux Falls, SD.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lorain on May 1, 2015; and six brothers.
Funeral Mass will be 2 pm Friday, June 14 at St. Catherine Catholic Church, in Luverne, officiated by Monsignor Gerald Kosse. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne.
Dingmann Funeral Home, in Luverne, is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to The Tuff Memorial Home in Hills, the Luverne VFW or the Alzheimer's Association.
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