Audrey A. Nelson, age 88, of Cambridge died September 27, 2018 at The GracePointe Crossing Gables in Cambridge. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 3rd at Strike Life Tributes in Cambridge. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Cambridge Union Cemetery.
Audrey Arlette Nelson was born August 10, 1930 in North Branch, Minnesota to Theodore and Annie (Nordin) Waldhoff. She attended school in North Branch and was married to Richard Louis Nelson on December 30, 1947. They raised their family in North Branch and Cambridge. After raising her children, Audrey worked for Control Data in Cambridge. She loved music, especially playing guitar and singing, working on crossword puzzles, playing scrabble, Yahtzee and many other board games. She also enjoyed playing bridge with friends and was active in the Canasta Club for over 30 years. Audrey was also an excellent cook and writer. She was loved much and will be dearly missed.
Audrey passed away September 27, 2018 at The GracePointe Crossing Gables in Cambridge at the age of 88years, 1 month and 17 days. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; daughter, Paula Kasprowicz; great-granddaughter, Candice Nelson; and her siblings, LaRue Browder, Glen Waldhoff, Curtis Waldhoff, Cleo Thunstrom, Lois Waller, and Orlo Waldhoff.
She will be lovingly remembered by her four sons, Steve (Bev) Nelson of Stanchfield, Tim (Mary) Nelson of Stanchfield, Greg Nelson of Maplewood, and Randy (Lynn) Nelson of LaCrosse, WI; 10 grandchildren, Ron Braatz, Shawn Nelson, Jim (Carrie) Nelson, Jeremy (Alison) Nelson, Jason (Courtney) Nelson, Becky (Don) Jones, Katie Nelson (Dave), Kevin (Bethany) Nelson, Nik Nelson, and Brehn Nelson (Jenna); 11 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild, many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.