Nancy Jane Orr Audette was born on June 19th 1921 at home in Georgetown Township, to parents George H. Orr and Marie Fish Orr.
She attended Blake country school and graduated from Milltown High School. She went on to nurses training at Anker School of Nursing in St. Paul. After graduation she worked in the operating room at Anker Hospital.
Nancy married Felix Audette on October 19th 1946. They had two children, Catherine Ann and Jeffery Lee.
Nancy loved to travel with her sisters, work in her gardens, hunt for mushrooms and pick violets and may flowers. She took cooking classes, made special candies and cookies at Christmas. She cross country skied, took pictures, and tried her hand at watercolor painting taking a class taught by Jeff. She collected stamps, baseball cards and dolls.
Her real joy in life was spending time with her grandsons and her children.
She was preceded in death by her husband Felix, her parents, her siblings Ed Harriman, Zilla Bibeau, Ella Audette and Georgia Orr, grandson Simon Audette and daughter in law Ruth Audette.
She is survived by her daughter Cathy (Doug) Skar, son Jeff Audette (Ginny Sampson), grandsons Jacob Audette (Douachee Lee) Ryan Skar (Jennifer Blodgett) Kyle Skar (Britt Whiteman) and many nieces and nephews.
Nancy will be greatly missed by her family and friends and will always hold a special place in their hearts.
Visitation for Nancy will take place from 5 to 7pm on Friday, August 25th at the Williamson ~ White Funeral Home, 222 Harriman Avenue N. Amery, WI and 1 hour prior to services on Saturday at the church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1050 Keller Avenue N., Amery. Interment will take place at Georgetown Lutheran Cemetery in Georgetown Township with a luncheon to follow at Georgetown Lutheran Church.