Audrey Mae Skauge

September 5, 1943 - May 4, 2015

Audrey Mae Skauge, age 71 of Spring Grove passed away May 4, 2015 at Green Lea Manor, in Mabel, MN. She was born to Lyle and Alma (Nelson) Solberg on September 5, 1943 in Spring Grove. Audrey was a Spring Grove High School graduate, after graduation she joined her two older sisters Nina and Lois in Rochester. She worked as a secretary for American Premier Insurance Company and later IBM. On September 3, 1966, she married Roger Skauge at a double ring ceremony with her sister Dianne and Dennis Vesterse, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove. The couple lived in Winona for the first three years, and then in 1973 they bought a farm in Rooster Valley, rural Black Hammer and lived there until 2002, when they moved to Spring Grove. Roger and Audrey had two sons David and Dale. Audrey was a very strong church member at Faith Lutheran Church in Black Hammer. Audrey was an excellent caregiver, taking care of her Aunt Clara and Uncle Mentor Wolstad of Spring Grove. She was always giving people rides to doctors and different places where they needed to be. She also helped her parents take care of her sister Karen. Audrey was a very kind, considerate sister, her good nature and compassion for others will be truly missed. She was a great farmer’s wife. She is survived by her husband Roger of 48 years of Spring Grove, her boys David (Christy) Skauge of Spring Grove, Dale of Rochester, MN, three grandchildren Lawrence and Rhiannon Skauge and Miranda Peterson. Her sisters Lois Ann Steele of Mabel, MN, Nina (Rod) Lee of Rochester, MN and Dianne (Dennis) Vesterse of Spring Gove , her brother Tom (Michelle) Solberg of Spring Grove, also her brother-in-law Joel (Connie) Skauge of Rochester, MN and sister-in-law Rachel (Duane) Olerud of Spring Grove, and many nieces, nephews and cousins survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lyle and Alma, her sister Karen Renee, her father and mother-in-law Lawrence and Delores Skauge and her niece Kelly (Holland) Swee.