Audrey Hensley

Audrey was born April

17, 1937, in Minot, ND to

Perry and Grace (Peter-

sen) Leathes. She attend-

ed Minot Public Schools

and graduated from Minot

High School in 1955. As a

young adult, she lived in

Burlington, ND and found

employment at the local

cafe’s.

Audrey was united in

marriage to Carson ‘Bert’

Hensley on July 1, 1964,

in Minot. They lived in

Burlington as she contin-

ued her career in the res-

taurant industry at Ha-

cienda, Speedway and

Charlies Cafe retiring in

1998 after more than 40

years of service to custo-

mers.

Bert passed away on

December 18, 2014.

Audrey was a member

of Peace Lutheran Church

in Burlington. She en-

joyed reading, a good

crossword puzzle and was

an avid bowler. She also

enjoyed playing Bingo.

Audrey will be remem-

bered for her quick wit

and humor.

Audrey is survived by

her children Shelley

(Wayne) Semrau, Minot,

ND and Mark (Becky)

Hensley, Audubon, MN;

grandchildren Lindsey

Copley (JJ), Fairfax, OK,

and Jason (Tara) Copley,

Fargo, ND; seven great

grandchildren; sister San-

dy (Don) Dormanen, Ruso

ND; brother Sam (Mavis)

Leathes, Colorado

Springs, CO;

sisters-in-law Amy

(James) Roebuck, Jackson,

MS and Elizabeth Craven,

Collinsville, MS along

with numerous nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Audrey was preceded

in death by her parents,

husband, Carson ‘Bert’

Hensley, brother Howard,

sister Patty Vannett,

sisters-in-law Helen

Brown, Tommie Seal, and

Midy Holt.

Celebration of Audrey’s

Life: 1:30 p.m. Friday,

July 1, 2022, at Peace

Lutheran Church, Bur-

lington with visitation one

hour prior to the start of

the service.

Interment: Burlington

Township Cemetery, Bur-

lington, ND

Memorials are preferred

to Strawberry Lake Im-

provement Association,

Trinity Homes or to the

Trinity Health Founda-

tion.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com