Escanaba, MI
Audrey L. Grenier, age 91, of Escanaba, passed away Saturday evening July 11, 2015 at the St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba.
Audrey was born April 27, 1924 in Gladstone the daughter of Clarence and Mary Elizabeth (McCormick) Tardiff. She was raised in Gladstone where she was a 1941 graduate of Gladstone High school. Following graduation, Audrey worked for the J.C. Penney Store in Gladstone.
Audrey was united in marriage to Francis Grenier on February 5, 1946 at the All Saints Catholic Church in Gladstone. They resided in Escanaba where they raised their children and Audrey received her LPN degree in nursing from Bay De Noc College. She worked for O.S.F. St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba until 1982 when they moved to Mesa, AZ. She continued her career in nursing working for Mesa General Hospital in Mesa, AZ.
Audrey was a member of the St. Anne Catholic Church in Escanaba and a former member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Mesa. She also belonged to the St. Vincent DePaul Society and the Southwest Museum Guild. Her hobbies included knitting, genealogy and computers.
Survivors include:
Sons:
Patrick (Michelle) Grenier of Rapid River, MI
John (Sonhi) Grenier of Phoenix, AZ
James (Karen) Grenier of Colorado Springs, CO
Daughters:
Katherine (Jhan) Lehman of Two Rivers, WI
Susan Hooks of Phoenix, AZ
Carol (Joseph) Selinger of Mesa, AZ
Mary(Joe) Borowy of Boise, Idaho
Annette Grenier of Marquette, MI
Christine Grenier of Appleton, WI
Kerry Vandine of Gilbert, AZ
Many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Brother: Robert (Maureen) Tardiff of Gladstone, MI
Sisters:
Mary (Charles) Alanko of Rock, MI
Barbara (Fred) Pfiester of Gladstone, MI
In addition to her parents, her husband Francis X. on March 7, 2010, son, Michael in 1986, granddaughter, Tawni Vandine in 2013, sons-in-law, Will Hooks, Tom Hooper and Wayne Siscoe, brothers, John and Donald Tardiff and sisters, Beverly Maki, Elaine Phalen, Kathleen Nadeau and Margaret Stevenson, brother-in-law, Donald Stevenson preceded Audrey in death.
Audrey
Charles Zacharias - Appleton, WI
To the family of Audrey Grenier: My condolences on the passing of your dear mother.
Frances Secrest
I am glad that I got to know Audrey when I came to Bishop Noa apartments. We met at Gospel Sharing, and her always pleasant and caring attitude was inspirational. Her great love for her family was evident. You have my sincere sympathy.
Malry Lu Gaudette
On behalf of St. Anne Conference, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Escanaba, MI, I want to acknowledge our gratefulness for Audrey’s many years of kind, loving and devoted service to the poor and needy in Mesa, AZ, as well as in the Escanaba area. May our Lord richly reward her for serving Him in them. -Mary Lu Gaudette, President,St. Anne Conference, Escanaba, MI
Shurlee Plouff - Gladstone, MI
I am so sorry I missed your Mom’s funeral. I have so many memories of her and the other ladies at their Tuesday night pinochle club. There was no sound quite like the combined voices of that group of ladies laughing and chatting as they played their hands. I especially remember the annual Christmas cookie exchange which we always looked forward to. Please accept my heartfelt condolences for you loss. Hugs, Shurlee (Westerberg) Plouff