March 6, 1948 – June 25, 2026
It is with deepest sadness the family of Audrey Mae Laye (Nee) Frost, announce her sudden passing on June 25, 2026 at the age of 78 years.
Beloved mother of Cherri (Lennie) Little, Garrett (Kim) Laye, Kevin Katzeley and fur baby Hello Kitty. She will also be missed greatly by her grandchildren Lyric Laye, Erin (Liam), Brittanie Mae Kaylon, Gordman (Kim), Jewell (Taylon) Ryann (mother of Bentlee). Also missed greatly by her precious great grandchildren Kingsley, Bentlee, McKenzlei, her beautiful baby Autumn and a new baby girl on the way.
She was previously deceased by 2 grandsons Clifford Adam Fontaine (2002), Lennie Little Jr. (1990) and her great grandson baby Blue (2024).
She will be greatly missed by her sister Dairdrie (Beadie) Ludwick, her two brothers Gary Frost and Geoffrey Frost.
She had many friends but these one’s were extra special to her, Connie Frost, Terri Poitras, Jorunn McEvoy, Lenore Simard, Nina Williams and mom greeted Debbie Henry when she passed, together forever.
Mom was predeceased by her loving parents Charlie & Dairdrie Frost, her grandparents whom she was very close to Russell & Edna Cromarty. She was greatly saddened with the loss of her beloved brothers Harold (infant), Gerald, George, and her baby brother Glen.
Audrey was born March 6, 1948 to nana and grandpa and they lived on 625 Superior where they still call home. She was the eldest of 8 children and growing up she helped nana with the kids as grandpa was away working and if she wasn’t watching her siblings, she would be babysitting for her aunties and family friends. As mom grew up, she started her first job at Skinners in Lockport and had many friends, but the one that caught her eye was my dad, she was older by 7 months but they were 15 and in love. The love blossomed for many years then they decided they were going to get married, as he had many jobs, and mom now worked at the mental as a nurse’s aide, so they got married May 5th, 1967 and magically I was born November 10, 1967 lol do the math.
She was a loving and caring mother. At the time they were living at 625 Superior, I stayed in nana & grandpa’s room. Mom always told me that grandpa would rock me with is foot while he read the paper. As I got bigger, mom would be singing and talking to me, she always called me her beautiful baby girl, but I guess she said it too many times and my auntie yelled “shut up about your beautiful baby”, but she continued anyways. So eventually we moved to the top of Jeff’s store on Main Street and then it happened, Garrett was born 11 months later on November 4th, 1968. Mom called us her twins cause for 6 days Garrett and I were the same age. As we grew up my dad got sick, they didn’t know what was wrong and it was hard for them and they parted. It was very hard for mom to bring up two babies on her own, but she did it. When I was 6 and Garrett 5, my dad passed away and mom was heartbroken, but she had family and friends to help, but mom was with a new boyfriend and with that musical love blooming our baby brother Kevin was born in 1973, and our family was complete. We adored him, but mom worked hard and to have three kids, we had a roof over our heads, food, but we always had a house full of family around, then in 1976 she became a single mom of three but she strived to give us a home. In the meantime, our family has grown, auntie Beadie had Vicki, Christine and Robert Ludwick, uncle Gary had Micheal, David, and Lauren Frost. Then it was quiet for a while cause Kevin kept us on our toes.
Mom had worked many places, Skinners, Selkirk Mental, Bartender at Driftwood with Wesley Bell, Army Navy with Jack Taylor, then we lived in Winnipeg. She decided she was going to take her barbering, she graduated top of her class because she had been cutting hair since she was 15. She worked at a barber shop called Neno’s as she loved it, it still wasn’t enough to provide for us so she worked at the German Club also. Then in our many moves, we moved back to Selkirk. We looked at our mom for many losses in her life, she was our hero, our friend but most of all she was the best mom we could have. So as time moved on, our dear mother decided she was going to become a nurse and she did, graduating in 1987 as an LPN. In the meantime, our family added one more. Her beloved grandson Adam was born in April 1984. He was the love of her life. They did everything together. As he grew up, I would take him to see mom as she worked at the Tudor. As he got older, he would ride his bike every evening or most times he skateboarded. She loved that all the residences were knowing him by name.
As he got older, he would stay with her on weekends. As our family started growing again, Uncle Gerald had Gerry, with time Uncle George had Kelsey and then Chesley, so it was a busy time for us. We loved our time with the families, then Uncle Geoffrey and Auntie Jade had Lane, Tristen, Charles, Liberty and little George, but now I started a family too, Brittanie and Gordie and Garrett had Lyric, Erin and Blake, so wow, we were getting bigger. Then Vicki had Eric, Uncle Glen had Shailee, then Kevin Little, June-bug came, mom was so proud of her grandkids. Every Saturday night mom watched the grandchildren, Brittanie Mae Gordman & Jewel-E-Bug. She loved her time spent with them and mom always watched the kids on New Years eve so I could work and Kevin can make it for a midnight kiss, but what Kevin would do is they would watch the States that was an hour ahead and he would shoot fireworks and have blowers for the three kids then put them to bed and go out. He is a smart cookie to think that up and as we know, time flies by quick. In 2002 we lost Clifford Adam Fontaine at the age of 18. Mom was devasted on the loss of her baby. Mom was never the same after that, she was also with me when Lennie Jr. was born and passed in 1990. She was there at every baby I had. I think that’s why she held all her grandkids so close to her.
Mom then left Tudor House and was home on stress leave, but she enjoyed being with us and seeing grandkids. Then she was bored doing nothing so with her mental health worker, she became a Proctor. She had about 5 clients, she loved it but she said it’s time to retire at the age of 74. She now was able to enjoy more of life with kids, grandkids, again time flies by so quickly. Now our children were having babies and mom was so excited on having great grandchildren. First came Kingsley and she loved him so much. She would come over and play with him, they made forts, had balloon parties and do skits on Brittanie Mae’s phone, and even out on the trampoline bouncing with him on it. She was doing this at the age of 72, but she was happy to be spending time with. Then came another great grandchild to enter this world to Gord & Ryann. It was during Covid so mom and I, Len and Britt & King stood outside the hospital, facetiming to see our new addition, mom was excited to see him and of course she would come visit the kids when Bentlee came over, but she would love King up more. Then Brittanie Mae was having her baby, mom again was over the moon but at 5 months our baby boy Blue (2024) was born. Mom was so sad and wished she could have changed it for Brittanie Mae. We grieved. Brittanie Mae was a strong person and life flies by and then to our surprise, she was having another one, mom was excited again and it was a girl, Autumn Delanie Addison McPherson in memory of Brittanie Mae’s brother Adam. Mom was more over the moon with her, that was her beautiful baby girl. She was so in love with her kids, grandkids and now great grandkids, she was the happiest Nan.
Mom made it to every first in our lives, our children’s first day of school, graduation and the birthday parties, she never missed one of them. She loved the success of all her kids, Cherri, crafty and a great mom and daughter, Garrett, she loved all the bands he plays with and would go to as many as she could, Van Halen was the last one and Garrett is a supportive dad to his kids, Kevin, well he was the artist, she loved his drawing of Jewel and Adam, they were beautiful. Kevin is now a carpenter but mom would have been proud of us on anything we did.
Near the end she wasn’t feeling well, I was with her every day. When we would go visit with Nana Frost and even after she passed, mom didn’t know what to do, she was lost without her mom. Then she was diagnosed with dementia. We noticed all of her forgetting things and she was devasted by it and I said “mom, we will take it day by day” and we did. I was happy to be with her the day before she passed, she got up when I was leaving and hugged me and kissed me a couple times as she was holding on to me, she said that she was so blessed to have me as her daughter and she told me she loved me and I left and the next day our mom left our lives peacefully in her sleep.
We love you so much Mom and hold you close to our hearts forever.
Till we meet again. Chow
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