Audrey Frances Bauer

Audrey Frances Bauer passed away peacefully in her living community on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the age of 95. Audrey was born and raised in New Orleans to the late Albert Fiorenza and Angeline Tusa Fiorenza, attended and graduated from Our Lady of Good Council High School and married her beloved, the late Maxwell A. Bauer, in 1947 at the early age of 17. They lived happily together as they raised two daughters and managed working careers.

Audrey was always a very loving, outgoing, and friendly person who enjoyed music, family, and friends. She worked as a secretary, first at York Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Company and then at the Law Firm of Gardner and Kewley. In both jobs, she had dear friends and formed lasting relationships.

Family was Audrey’s highest priority. She absolutely cherished her daughters and grandchildren and was dedicated to all their needs. She would stop anything she was doing to come to their aid or to simply spend time with them. She played with them, danced with them, sang with them, and cooked for them. Her presence in the lives of those she loved will always be remembered and sadly missed.

In addition to her parents, Audrey was predeceased by her sisters, Theresa Palmisano (Anthony) and Rosalie Biggio (Louis) and two brothers-in-law, Rudolph Bauer (Joyce) and Ralph LeBoeuf.

Audrey is survived by her two daughters, Beth Gardner (Thomas) and Gwen Bylsma (the late David) and five grandchildren: Lauren Bylsma, Melissa Bylsma Bauer (Jake), Danielle Gardner Silva (William), Erik Bylsma (Robin) and Rebecca Gardner Roussel (Ryan). She also leaves behind six great-grandchildren: Melanie Little, Erik Bylsma Jr., Ellis Bauer Jr., David Bauer, William (Liam) Silva Jr. and Jean-Luc Roussel along with a sister-in-law, Hortense LeBoeuf.

The family would like to express their sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Staff of Inspired Living for all the care and concern that they have shown for our mother over the last three years. They have also been an integral part of our own support group these last weeks as we said goodbye to Mom. We also thank NOLA home care and Care Associates for their assistance.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, August 1, 2025, at 11:00 am at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd in Metairie, LA. Visitation will begin at 9:30 am. She will be buried with her husband in Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum at a later date.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.LeitzEaganFuneralHome.com.