Audrey B. Pflueger, age 64 of St. Francis of Assisi, passed away Thursday, June 4th. 2020 at her home of natural causes.
A visitation will be held at her home, 44156 205th Ave, Albany, MN from 4 p.m.-9 p.m. on Friday, June 12th, 2020; with parish prayers at 6 p.m. followed by the rosary. Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, June 13th, 2020 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, rural Freeport with immediate family. A public graveside service will be held immediately following mass, with social distancing advised.
Audrey was born December 14, 1955, on her older brother’s 11th birthday, in St. Cloud, MN to Alfred and Hilda (Ressemann) Kunkel. She graduated in 1974 from Kimball High School. She then moved to Litchfield, MN and worked at Anderson Chemical Company, then Fingerhut. In 1976 she moved to Albany, MN and worked at Mastermark Plastics where she met her “Sweet Baboo”, LeRoy Pflueger. They married at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Kimball on November 12, 1977. They had 14 children. She was president of the Holdingford Home & School Association & Holdingford PTA, active in Jaycee Women (Women of Today) in Holdingford, president of the St. Francis Christian Mothers for 8 years, assistant director of the Journey with Jesus play. She taught religion for many years to 1st, 6th, 9th & confirmation classes. She also held various jobs from photographer, to baker, to bartending all the while raising 6 girls and being a farm wife. She enjoyed volunteering at the school when her children were younger. She was involved with the St. Francis Sewing Circle and enjoyed embroidery, crocheting, gardening, baking, driving tractor, shopping, and going to auctions.
Left to cherish her memory is her loving husband, LeRoy Pflueger of St. Francis of Assisi, daughters, Andrea (James) Douvier of Upsala, Susan (Darrell) Geise of North Prairie, Jessica (Brian) Donabauer of St. Anthony, Amber (Josh) Sobania of Holdingford, Becky Pelkey (Jeff Gondeck) of St. Joseph, & Samantha (Chris) Jessen of Sartell. Special nephew Doug (Jan Krippner) Legatt of Holdingford. Grandchildren: Madisen & Morgan Douvier, Matthew & Bennet Pundsack, Angeline Sakry, Adam, Catherine & LeRoy Geise, Clara Pflueger, Tyler & Jadon Donabauer, Cheyenne, Hailey & Trevor Sobania, Aubrey Pelkey, Shelby, Charlotte, & Evelyn Gondeck, Lainey, Lexi & Wesley Jessen. Siblings; Alfred Jr. (Millie) Kunkel, Angeline (David) Lea, Paul (MaryAnn) Kunkel, RoseAnn Johnson, & Cathy (Richard) Pflueger. In Laws; Donald & RoseAnn Pflueger, Darleen & Clarence Legatt, Mike & LaVonne Legatt and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, father & mother in law Alfred & Clara Pflueger, brother in law, Harold Johnson, 2 baby brothers & 8 babies of her own that didn’t get to know this world.