Audrey M. Slee passed away on June 11, 2023. She was born in January 1937 to Margaret and Joe Merschman in a small farm town in lowa. She graduated from St. Mary's Catholic High School in West Point, lA.
In 1956, she moved to Miami, Florida where she worked for two years. In 1960, she married James Slee who survives. Also surviving are three children: Kathy Jones (Lee), Mike Slee and Karen Clark (Ed); two grandchildren: Patrick Jones and Alison Jones; one sister, Patti Maring, one brother, Ed Merschman (Georgia), several nieces and nephews, and five fur babies. She was predeceased by her parents and one grandson, Christopher Jones. In 1964, they moved to Winter Haven where they lived for twenty-nine years.
In 1994, they moved to Vero Beach, Florida and lived there until 2019 when they moved back to Winter Haven to be closer to family.
After raising their children, she went back to school and graduated from Florida Southern College with a bachelor's degree in nursing. She worked as a critical care registered nurse at Winter Haven Hospital and Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach for over thirty years.
At the age of 70 she took up running half marathons along with two friends. She won several medals and came in second in her age group. For several years she volunteered at a pet rescue shelter and Our Father's Table Soup Kitchen both in Vero Beach. She attended Holy Cross Catholic in Vero Beach and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Winter Haven. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home in Winter Haven from 5:00PM to 7:00PM. A funeral service will be held at Ott-Laughlin on Friday, June 16, 2023 at 9:00AM followed by a graveside service at Lakeside Cemetery in Winter Haven.
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