June 14, 1940 – June 26, 2024
On the evening of Wednesday, June 26, 2024, Audrey slipped away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 84 at Hunter Memorial Hospital in Teulon, MB. As Audrey joins her cherished husband Bill in the afterlife, she leaves those who remember her with love and fondness, including her sons Michael and Ray (Louise), her granddaughter Trinity, and sisters Ethel Drabing (Mark), Eileen Saric (Bozo), and Lynn Herrick (Brian).
Predeceased by her parents John and Gabrielle Tunney and by her brother Brian (Dorothy), Audrey will be missed by many surviving nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Audrey and her husband Bill enjoyed pursuing creative hobbies together as well as entertaining. Family and friends fondly recall attending many joyful gatherings at their home. Despite her petite stature, Audrey was a dynamic and confident woman who broke barriers in non-traditional supervisory and management roles in the workforce. When her sight faded in later years, she adapted by trading in her driver’s license for a bus pass that allowed her to travel independently across Winnipeg for medical appointments and social visits. Audrey moved to Lions Manor in Stonewall in 2017 and became known as the blind lady who ran an exercise class!
The family is very grateful for the kind and compassionate care Audrey received from home-care workers, the staff at Stonewall Lions Manor, the Stonewall & District Health Centre, and especially from the staff at Hunter Memorial Hospital in Teulon where she spent the last five months of her life. According to her wishes, Audrey has been cremated and will rest next to her late husband Bill.
A brief interment service will be held on Saturday, July 20th at 10:00 am at Meadow Lea Cemetery in Woodlands, Manitoba located one mile north of Provincial Road 227 and one mile east of Provincial Road 248 west of Warren, Manitoba. A gathering to celebrate Audrey’s life will follow at 11:30 am the same day at the Stonewall Legion, 459 Main Street, Stonewall, Manitoba.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Audrey’s name may be made to Hunter Memorial Hospital via the Teulon Healthcare Foundation or to a charity of one’s choice
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