Audrey Retrum

Obituary of Audrey Jane Retrum

Audrey Jane RETRUM, age 89, of Whitewater, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2010, at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital. Audrey was born and raised on the family farm in the Town of Palmyra, on May 1, 1921, the daughter of William and Stella (Garlock) Harnden. She graduated from Whitewater High School in 1939. She attended the Milwaukee School of Beauty and following graduated worked for well over 70 years in beauty shops in the Whitewater area. On April 15, 1944, Audrey married Willis "Bill" Retrum at the First English Lutheran Church in Whitewater. Audrey was a lifetime member of the First English Lutheran Church and a member of the Whitewater Historical Society. Surviving are: Husband of 66 years: Willis "Bill" Retrum, Daughter: Barbara Burton, Hampshire, IL, and special niece: Nancy Patrick , Whitewater, WI. She is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives, friends and many beloved four footed grandchildren. Audrey was preceded in death by her parents, a brother: Dean Harnden, a sister: Marianna Kuglitsch, a nephew: Al Harnden and a son-in-law: Ron Burton. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 27, 2010, at 11:00AM at the First English Lutheran Church, Whitewater, Wisconsin with Rev. Steven Hanson officiating. Friends may call after 10:30AM on Saturday at the church until the services. The Nitardy Funeral Home, Whitewater is assisting the family.
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