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Audrey Farrell Pontinen Saunders

Audrey is Bill's first wife and Denise and Jack's Mom. Again, I am sad to start with an obituary, but that only means I am, for now, starting at the ending. The focus will be on the present. And there is much of that (the present) to tell.

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... Audrey M. Saunders

Audrey M Saunders
Born in Virginia, MN on Aug. 1, 1928 Departed on May 26, 2008 and resided in Chisholm, MN.

Visitation:	No Visitation
Service:	No Service
Cemetery:	Private

No visitation or services will be held at Audrey's request. Private inurnment will be at a later date in Chisholm Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rupp funeral Home & Cremation Service in Chisholm. Memorials may be directed to Chisholm United Methodist Church.

Audrey M. Saunders, age 79, of Chisholm, died Monday, May 26, 2008 at her residence in Chisholm. She was born August 1, 1928 in Virginia, MN to Guy H. and Clara (Curry) Farrell. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Virginia, class of 1947. She had been a Chisholm resident for the past 53 years.

Audrey was a homemaker for many years and then went to work as reservation agent at the Kahler Hotel in Hibbing. Later she worked as the housekeeping supervisor at the former Hibbing General Hospital retiring from University Medical Center- Mesabi in 1993. She was a member of Chisholm United Methodist Church and served as a Meals-on-Wheels volunteer. She was an avid bridge player. She was a loving wife, mother, grandma, great-grandma and friend.

Survivors include her children- Denise (Don) Johnson of Gig Harbor, WA, Jack (Sheena) Pontinen of Denver, CO; grandchildren – Corey, Bradley and Jared Johnson, Echo and Ian Pontinen; great-grandson – A.J. Pontinen; several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Thomas L. on 2/17/82, brother- Bob Farrell and sister – Alice Hakarine.

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