Audrey Eva Sundermeyer, of Braham, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at GracePointe Crossing East Gables in Cambridge. She was 92 years old.
Audrey was born on June 8, 1923 in Watertown, Minnesota to parents Henry and Ethel (Theis) Goede. The eldest of three children, she attended school in Watertown, until the family moved to a farm in the Braham area when Audrey was a teenager. At 18, Audrey was united in marriage to Stewart Gutzkow. They were blessed with six children. Audrey worked as a cook in the Braham Hospital for many years before it closed. She then began cooking at the Braham Elementary school, working until she retired in 1985.
On August 27, 1963, Audrey was united in marriage to Lester E. Sundermeyer. The couple enjoyed dancing in their younger years. Audrey was a longtime member of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Braham. Audrey’s favorite hobby was shopping, which she enjoyed with her family and friends. She will be dearly missed.
Audrey is preceded in death by her parents; sons, Gary and Kenny Gutzkow; daughter, Sharon Kennedy; granddaughter, Rocia Lucht; sister, Lorraine Goede; and brother, Jerome Goede.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Lester; sons, Earl (Sally) Gutzkow, Henry (Roxann) Gutzkow, and Steve (Luann) Gutzkow; step-daughters, Pam (Tony) Jorgensen and Becky (Don) Dolezal; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great great-grandchildren; also many other relatives and friends.
A Funeral Service was held on Wed. Nov. 25, 2015 at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church in Braham. Interment was at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Rush City. Arrangements by the Rock Ingebrand Funeral Home of Braham. Condolences may be posted at www.aifuneralhome.com.