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Audrey Hanson-Mahoney

June 1, 1934-Oct. 9, 2018

Audrey Hanson – Maho-

ney, 84, Sawyer, ND,

formerly of Minot, ND,

passed away on Tuesday,

October 9, 2018 in a

Minot hospital.

Audrey Gale Hanson,

daughter of Harold and

Judith (Witt) Hanson, was

born on June 1, 1934, on

the Witt family farm near

Douglas, ND. She was

raised in Logan, ND and

attended Logan School,

Bell School and graduated

from Minot High School

in 1952. She continued

with her education for a

time at Minot State

School of Nursing.

From an early age, Au-

drey was a very hard

worker; helping on the

family farm as her mother

and father’s right hand.

She was a field hand, a

farm hand, helped her

mother with caring for

family members and daily

farm chores. She went to

work in Minot soon after

middle school to help the

family with expenses dur-

ing hard times and later to

help provide for the edu-

cation of her younger

brothers. Soon after gra-

duation, she moved to

Minot to be closer to

work. Through her work-

ing years she made many

close friends, but she

spoke most fondly of her

employment at Clarence

Parker Hotel, as telephone

operator at Northern

States Power, and recep-

tionist at Jim Ryan Chev-

rolet from where she re-

tired in 1998.

Audrey was united in

marriage to Gerald Maho-

ney in 1964. To this union

the couple had two chil-

dren. Susan and Michael

were the loves of her life.

She was a devoted mother

and gave everything of

herself to their care and

happiness. From this love

and influence her chil-

dren blessed her with 5

grandchildren. Audrey

continued her steadfast

family love and dedica-

tion to her grandchildren,

caring and nurturing them

from the time they were

infants through their mid-

dle school years.

Audrey was a lifelong

member of Augustana

Lutheran Church of Minot

until it was destroyed in

the flood of 2011.

Audrey’s children and

grandchildren were also

raised in the Lutheran

faith and were all bap-

tized at Augustana. She

was deeply saddened by

the loss of her family

church, her lifelong fami-

ly treasures and her per-

sonal belongings during

the 2011 flood.

In October of 2011, Au-

drey moved to Sawyer,

ND. From that time she

shared a home with

Susan’s family in Sawyer

and with Michael’s family

near Logan.

She is survived by:

Children, Susan (Gordell)

Schmidt, Sawyer and

Michael (Tammie) Maho-

ney, near Logan;

grandchildren, Michael

(Brittaney) Schmidt, Vel-

va, Emily Schmidt (Tyler

Long), Sawyer, Meghan

Mahoney (Ethan Hetland),

Williston and Aubry

Mahoney and Brock

Mahoney, near Logan; in-

fant great-granddaughters,

Emma-Sue Long and Remi

Rae Schmidt; one brother,

Duane (Colleen) Hanson,

Fort Collins, CO; and

several nieces, nephews

and cousins.

Audrey was preceded

in death by: her parents;

brother, Marvin; and her

baby sister, Judith Elaine.

Visitation: There will be

no reviewal, as cremation

has taken place; however,

friends may sign a guest

register on Friday, Oc-

tober 19, 2018 from 3 – 5

pm at Thompson-Larson

Funeral Home, Minot,

ND.

Per Audrey’s wishes, a

private family service will

take place.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).