Anderson Funeral Home
Homeserving families for over 70 years
312 South Stone St.
Augusta, WI 54722
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Audrey Heppert
Audrey R. Heppert, 93, formerly of West Bend, passed away Monday September 14, 2015 at the Augusta Area Nursing Home where she had been a resident since November of 2013.
Audrey Ruth Heppert, daughter of Roman and Elsie (Hahn) Westenberger was born Sept. 19, 1921 in West Bend. Audrey was baptized and received first communion at Holy Angels Catholic Church in West Bend and graduated from West Bend High School in 1939. She was united in marriage to Robert F. Heppert at Holy Angel on Oct. 26, 1940. The couple began their life together in Milwaukee before moving back to West Bend in 1953. When Robert retired the couple moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas. After Robert’s health started to fail the couple moved to Fairchild to be near their son Tom and his wife. They built their home on Tom’s property, where Audrey continued to live after her husband passed away in 2002. Audrey eventually required assisted living in Eau Claire before moving to the Augusta Nursing Home.
For over 60 years Audrey and Robert had a wonderful marriage that revolved around the love they shared for each other, fun and adventure. Audrey was a gifted seamstress and throughout her life she spent many enjoyable hours sewing and even sewed a beautiful wedding dress for her daughter-in-law. She had also mastered the art of working with stained glass. With her husband she enjoyed riding motorcycle and boating. Her husband had his pilots license so he taught her how to fly and she did take one solo flight.
Audrey will be dearly missed by her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Carol Heppert of Fairchild; 2 grandsons, Andrew and Sheila Heppert of Appleton, Patrick and Jessica Heppert of Belle Plain, MN; great grandson, Levi Thomas Heppert of Appleton; brother, Richard and Gloria Westenberger of King, WI; and other relatives. She was also preceded in death by her infant daughter, Sandra Ann Heppert; 2 brothers and their spouses, Robert and Elizabeth Westenberger, Eugene and Norma Westenberger.
Memorial services will be held Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home in Augusta, with Father David Rybicki officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Milwaukee.
Visitation will be held Thursday Sept. 24th from 10:00 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
