Audrey Murphy

Audrey Marie Murphy nee: Lanoie, born June 3, 1944, left this world peacefully at 5:00am, Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Red Deer Hospital with her daughter by her side, from complications of lung cancer and COPD.

Audrey was loving & comforting & funny & witty & generous.  She was messy. Sometimes scatter-brained, forgetful, intelligent, caring and wise. She was empathetic and trusting to the point of being gullible, usually resulting in a loss of money, but always with only the best intentions. She was fun to be around and had a great laugh. Everyone loved her, even when they were really mad at her.

She was a mom to everyone: many times she would bring home a wayward soul, or children would come and stay for days and even weeks.  There wasn’t usually a dull moment at our house.

If she had something to say to you, she would – and not behind your back either – in no uncertain terms and often splashed with colorful language, no matter who you were.  Many a boyfriend of her “little girl” were terrified of her.

Audrey was predeceased by her grandparents, Jack and Marie (1980) Davies; her father, Noel Lanoie in 1956; her mother, Anne Kiengersky in 1987; step-father, Lewis Kiengersky in 2006; her younger brother, Cliff in 1986; her older brother, Ray in 2013; her second husband, Bud (Edgar) Murphy in 2011; her first husband, Gordon Otteson in 2021; and sister-in-law, Joyce Brosinsky (nee: Otteson) left us May 29, of this year.

Audrey leaves behind her daughter and best friend, Cheryl (Cheri) Otteson of Benalto; her sister, Mordell nee: Kiengersky (Stacy) Millis of Rocky Mountain House, their children: Jolene (Austin) and their children: Jasmin, Alanna and Kylie; Cody (Norie) and Vlaze, all of Rocky; and Kim (Colin) of Calgary; her partner, Dale Mason; many nieces and nephews; brother and sister-in-law, Harvey and Diane (nee: Bott) Otteson of Rocky;sister-in-law, Grace Otteson of Red Deer; brother-in-law, Ray Brosinsky of Rocky; cousins and other extended family in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Quebec; numerous friends, neighbours and acquaintances everywhere.

At Mom’s request, no funeral will be held.  We plan to have a couple of gatherings sometime in the future.

If you wish to, do something kind for some living being today, tomorrow, anyday, everyday… the world can use more love in it.