A memorial service for Audrey A. Jensen will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Richland. Pastor Paul Andree will officiate. A private burial will take place.
Audrey passed away at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Waseca, MN. She was 84 years old.
Audrey A. (Sybilrud) was born on September 9, 1932 to Edgar and Mabel (Larson) Sybilrud in Hartland Township, Freeborn County, MN. She graduated from Waseca High School in 1951. Following her graduation, she would move with her family out to California. She would continue to move throughout her life, to places like Oregon and Texas, before coming home to New Richland in 1994, where she has been a member of the community ever since. Audrey married Neles Backman, and the couple later divorced. On February 19, 1960, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Jensen in Fort Worth, TX. The couple eventually parted ways.
Audrey worked many places throughout her life. Some highlights include working at Hallmark in Oregon, Woolworth’s Store in Oregon, and Montey’s Department Store in Texas. Aside from work, Audrey was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She always participated in Ladies Aid in many different churches. She enjoyed bowling in her early years, doing photography, and watching her favorite TV shows.
She is preceded in death by her parents; twin daughters at birth, Sharla Jane and Carla Ann; a brother, Eldred Sybilrud; and a niece, Linda Boren.
She is survived by her sister in-law, Elaine Sybilrud; nephews, David Sybilrud, Jeff Sybilrud, and Ed Boren; four great-nieces; a close friend, Rhonda Jacobson; along with many other loving relatives and friends.
Blessed be her memory!