Audrey Ann Hingos

Audrey Ann Hingos of Pine City passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Ecumen in North Branch at the age of 81. Audrey Ann Winsor was born to Wilbur and Dora Winsor on October 13th, 1933 in St. Paul, MN. She had a sister Clarabel and a brother Richard. In 1951, at the age of 17 Audrey married Leo Hingos. Audrey and Leo lived in White Bear Lake and welcomed two daughters, Christine and Angela. After four years, the family moved to a larger home a few miles away in Vadnais Heights. While living in Vadnais Heights they added five more children to their family: Mark, twins Patricia and Patrick, Anthony and Martine. In 1974 the family moved to Pine City and owned and operated a dairy farm until 1980. Leo and Audrey moved to smaller home east of Pine City in 1990. Audrey had loved sewing for her large family, it was at this time she turned that life long passion into a business. She also had a passion for flowers and gardening. Leo worked by her side helping her with her sewing and gardening. After Leo’s passing she moved to a smaller home in Pine City and enjoyed it until she could no longer keep it up. She spent her final years in assisted living at Ecumen in North Branch among many friends. Audrey enjoyed working on painting and craft projects, watching her westerns and Shirley Temple movies. She enjoyed visits by her family and socializing with the other residents. Audrey is survived by her children: Chris (Dale) Christensen of Arizona, Angie (Sue) Hingos Bradenton, Florida, Patricia (Tom) Gahler of Pine City, Martine (Bob) Root of Pine City, Mark (Barb) Hingos of Henrietta, Texas, Pat (Judy) Hingos of Crystal Falls, Michigan and Tony (Faye) Hingos of Luck, Wisconsin, 15 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, sister Clarabel Hingos of Amery, Wisconsin and sister-in-law Marie Beauchamp of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Audrey was preceded in death by her husband Leo Hingos, parents Wilbur and Dora Winsor, brother Richard Hingos and grandson Jeffrey Christensen. Monsignor Aleksander Suchan will celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial: 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 2 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Pine City, MN. A time of visitation and reviewal is planned for Thursday evening from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Commons at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and one hour prior to the service at the church. Funeral arrangements for Audrey Hingos are entrusted to the Funeral and Cremation Service of Pine City ~ Swanson Chapel. www.funeralandcremationservice.com