Born December 10, 1932 in Trenton, New Jersey to Edwin T. and Rae (Shropshire) Gordon, she married Lowell Fredric Janssen on August 13, 1955 in Phoenix, Arizona. He died April 16, 1994 in Peoria. She also was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Marilyn Kreps.
Surviving are three sons, Gregory L. (Patricia) Janssen of Dunlap, Randall L. (Tami) Janssen of Pekin and Rick L. Janssen of Salt Lake City, Utah; four grandchildren, Carlos Caceres of Houston, Texas, Katelyn Janssen of Pekin, Derek Janssen of Dunlap and Lauren Janssen of Pekin; and one great-granddaughter, Isabella Caceres of Houston, Texas.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Pekin.Audrey worked in the lab at Caterpillar, Inc. in East Peoria, retiring in 1995 after 22 years of service. She later served as a board member of the Caterpillar Retirees Club.
She also was a member of the Pekin Community Concert Association and the United Auto Workers Local 974 in East Peoria.
Her funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin. The Rev. Mark Friday will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Glendale Memorial Gardens in Pekin.
Memorial contributions may be given to First Baptist Church, 700 S. Capitol St. Pekin, IL 61554.
To express condolences online, visit www.preston-hanley.com
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