After a Scandinavian good-bye of appropriate length, Audrey (Anderson) Van Bemmel left Estelline, South Dakota, on October 31, 2012, to join her husband, John, and infant daughter, Anita Jane, in their eternal home. Meeting her there are her father and mother, Carl Victor Albin Anderson and Mary Warlick Jones Anderson; along with her dear sister and brother, Juanita Anderson Beam (Lawndale, North Carolina) and Durant Anderson (Estelline). Audrey spent 86 years with us here on earth, beginning with her birth in Erwin, South Dakota, on October 22, 1926. As a child she attended Erwin school and Clara Lutheran Church. After graduating from Erwin High School in 1944, Audrey moved with her family to Hamlin County near Estelline, where she met her future husband, John. After she attended one year at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, Audrey and John were married on April 3, 1947 in Pipestone, MN. Together they raised 6 children in Hamlin County, South Dakota. They farmed near Estelline until 1962. They also owned a trucking business and operated a service station in Castlewood, SD. In 1974 they moved to Hayti, SD. In 1989 they returned to Estelline. Audrey worked at Quadee Rubber in Watertown from 1969 to 1986. She enjoyed square dancing, playing cards, Ladies Aid and the Estelline Study Club. After retirement, John and Audrey traveled around the United States, sight seeing and visiting relatives. They were especially fond of the many friends and family they spent winters with in the Lawndale, North Carolina area. Audrey was an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Estelline. Saying "Good Bye" to Audrey these past several months have been: her children, Karen (Mike) Syverson of Pine River, Wisconsin, John (Randi) Van Bemmel of Columbia, Maryland, Gail (James) Meyer of Neenah, Wisconsin, Allen (Sylvia) Van Bemmel of Lake Benton, Minnesota, Mary (Dennis Gaserude) Van Bemmel of Belleville, Wisconsin, and William Van Bemmel of Greenville, Wisconsin; her sister, Judith (Paul) Hauffe of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Also surviving are sisters-in-law, Agnes Bleeker of Estelline, Gertrude (Corny) Folkerts, Kathy (Bernie) DeWitt, and brother-in-law Arthur (Rosemary) Van Bemmel; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, many beloved nieces and nephews, special friends Rose Jurgens and Evelyn Whittemore, and other friends in Estelline. Audrey's family would like to thank the staff at Estelline Nursing and Care Center and the Prairie Lakes Hospice for the loving care she received over these past months. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estelline on Saturday, November 3, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. Family will be available at the church for visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations made to the charity of your choice.