Audrey A. Valentyne

Audrey A. Valentyne, 95, made her way to heaven on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from her apartment at Country Villa. Audrey was born in Kimberly on July 16, 1929 to Edward and Eva (Courchane) Krueger. 

She graduated from Kimberly High School in 1948. Upon graduation, she worked for Home Mutual. On July 15, 1950 she was united in marriage to Donald (Pete) Valentyne. Together they owned and operated Valentyne's Beer Depot.

She kept busy raising six children and keeping an immaculate home. Upon her husband's retirement, they moved to Lake Poygan where they enjoyed quiet mornings on the deck and watched sunsets from the swing. Most of all, they loved visits from their children and grandchildren. They moved back to Kimberly in 2009.

She will be dearly missed by her six children and their families: Sandra (Jeff) Haas of Kimberly, Gary (Judy) Valentyne of Townsend, Don (Cathy) Valentyne of Waupaca, Keith (Debbie Daanen) Valentyne of Appleton, Jay (Marsha) Valentyne of Townsend, Wendy (Jeff) Verhagen of Appleton; eleven grandchildren: Laura (Derek) Westrum, Luke (Tracy) Haas, Jenny (Troy) Vandenberg, Shelly (Brian) Hammen, Chad (Amanda) Valentyne, Travis (Ashley) Valentyne, Jamie (Travis) Fletcher, Andrew Valentyne, Alyssa (Cory) Johnson, Rob Valentyne and Jake (Alayna) Verhagen; fourteen great grandchildren: Bergen and Lila Westrum, Asher, Esten and Veneda Haas, Logan (Hailey) Vandenberg and Madison Vandenberg, Gabe and Ava Hammen, Norah and Charlotte Valentyne, Vivian and Theo Fletcher and Baby Verhagen due in November. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and her in-laws Peter and Anne Valentyne; four brothers and six sisters: Bud (Marie) Harley, Bruce (Irene) Krueger, Lyle (Joan) Krueger, Edward (Junior) Krueger, Marie (George) Vander Zanden, Joyce (Frank) Gmeiner, June (Gene) Appleton, Janie (Ougie) Hietpas, Peg (Dick) Van Himbergen, Bonnie (Jerry) VanderVelden. She was also preceded in death by her husband’s family: Peter (Shellie) Valentyne, Harry (Sis) Valentyne, Bob (Althea) Valentyn, Harriet (Orie Milton)(Nick) Thurner, Elaine (Fabian) Hietpas, Marie (Herman) DeLeeuw and Anne Valentyne.

A Funeral Liturgy for Audrey will take place on November 23, 2024 at 11:00 am at Holy Spirit Parish, 600 E. Kimberly Ave. Kimberly, WI 54136, with visitation beginning at 9:00 am until the time of Mass. Entombment will take place at Appleton Highland Memorial Park.

A special thank you to the wonderful staff of Country Villa in Little Chute, especially her favorite, Cayden. She spent her last year of her life there and loved looking out her window at the river, she so fondly remembered from her childhood. A special thank you for the compassionate care Mom received from the caregivers of Moments Hospice.