Audrey was born on April 7, 1924 in Belleville, Illinois as the eldest child of Emil and Grace (Fallin)
Wagner. Her paternal ancestry in America began with German immigrants arriving in St Clair County, IL
in the 1830s. Her mother’s heritage of Irish and English immigration to America dates back to the 1600s.
In her youth Audrey was an active member of the Masonic-affiliated Job’s Daughter. Upon high school
graduation she worked as a telephone operator at nearby Scott Airfield. There she met Frank Snow, a
trainee in the Army Air Corps. Frank subsequently was assigned to Biloxi, MS and Audrey’s first
adventure away from Belleville was her train ride to Biloxi where they married.
After WWII ended, Audrey moved to Frank’s hometown of Grand Rapids where she lived for nearly the
next 75 years. Audrey seldom saw her hometown of Belleville again with the last being a visit on her 80th
birthday.
She raised six children over the course of the next three decades. Audrey and Frank divorced in the late
1960s. In 1973 she married Americus (Gus) Covello. The addition of his children expanded her family.
Audrey also returned to the workforce, retiring in 1990 from Baker Furniture’s accounting department.
Gus and Audrey spent winters in Florida in their retirement years and summers in Michigan. More
recently Audrey wintered in Louisiana at the home of her daughter Janet.
Audrey is survived by her brother Tom Wagner of Stagecoach, NV, her children Tom (Linda) Snow of
Irons, MI, Jon (Sue) Snow of Grand Rapids, Cynthia Snow of Michigan City, IN, Jim (Deborah) Snow of
Grand Rapids, Dana (Suzanne) Snow of Houston, TX, Janet Wells of Arcadia, LA, and her stepchildren Jane
Sky of Sparta, MI, Charles (Peggy) Covello of Grand Rapids, and Kate (Greg) Perlmutter of Grand Rapids.
She is survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Audrey was preceded in death by
her parents, her sister Jane Hall, Americus Covello, and Frank Snow.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Land Conservancy of West Michigan
at https://naturenearby.org/get-involved/donate/ in memory of ‘Audrey Covello, for the Lamberton Lake Fen
Preserve’. Audrey has been a supporter of her neighbor, the Lamberton Lake Fen Preserve, for many
years. A gathering of family and friends is planned for Saturday, November 23rd from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
at Reyers North Valley Chapel in Grand Rapids at 2815 Fuller Ave NE.
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