Audrey Hall Obituary
Audrey E. Hall, age 90 of Grey Eagle, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at the Cura Care Center in Melrose, Minnesota.
A private graveside service will be held at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Grey Eagle.
Audrey Ennice Joyce was born October 16, 1934 in Riverside, California to William and Leila (Johnson) Joyce. She graduated from Grey Eagle High School in 1954 and graduated from Moorhead State University in 1967 where she earned her bachelor’s degree in education. She was united in marriage to Donald Sunquist on September 18, 1954 in Grey Eagle. Donald passed away in 1991. She then married Bruce Hall in September of 2012 in Grey Eagle. Audrey taught at St. Joseph’s School in Moorhead and at Grey Eagle elementary and high school.
She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle, Christian Mothers, and taught religious education at Grey Eagle, Upsala, and Elmdale. Audrey enjoyed gardening, baking pies, and enjoyed doing arts and crafts.
Survivors include her daughter, Shirley (Mark) Hellem of St. Paul; and grandson, Anders (Megan) Hellem of Shakopee.
Audrey was preceded in death by her first husband, Donald Sunquist on January 1, 1991; second husband, Bruce Hall on October 12, 2020; parents; and sister, Gale Joyce in 1939.
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