Audrey LaVonne (Wadding) Mehus

Audrey LaVonne (Wadding) Mehus, 86, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at the New Richland Care Center. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the 1st Lutheran Church in Glenville, MN. A visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor Eileen Woyen will be officiating.

Audrey was born on June 19, 1939, to Harry and Myrtle Wadding in Gordonsville, MN. The Wadding family moved to Glenville when Audrey was 3 months old. In 1957, Audrey was part of the first graduating class of Glenville High School. After high school, she married Marion Mehus on July 3, 1959. After living in Albert Lea for a few years, they decided to move back to Glenville in 1962. They have lived in Glenville ever since.

Audrey and Marion loved to go on memorable bus trips throughout the country to locations which included New York City and Nova Scotia, Canada. They even traveled to Hawaii to visit the places Marion was stationed during his service in the Navy. Audrey was a faithful servant of the Lord and her love brought everyone together. She worked at the Glenville elementary school as a special education teacher assistant and volunteered for many decades at Glenville First Lutheran. After obtaining her clerical degree from Riverland college, she worked as a receptionist at Good Samaritan care center.

Audrey cherished the time she spent with her family which was expressed through her unforgettable hugs and smiles. She loved to bake, cook, and host her family. Some of the family favorites were the sugar cookies and homemade cinnamon rolls which will continue to serve as an everlasting memory of her.

Audrey is survived by her husband of 66 years, Marion Mehus; her son Bradley (Shelly) Mehus, daughter Rebecca (Todd) Kluender, and son Robert (Beth) Mehus. Grandchildren, Joshua Kluender (Lacy Wright), Jordan Mehus, Samantha (Ian) Eich, Andrew Kluender, Eric (Briana Beyerstedt) Mehus, Jocelyn Kluender (Hayden Olson), Sarah (Garrison) McDermott, Allison Mehus, Aaron and Andy Woitas. Great-granddaughter, Claire Kluender, along with many special nieces and nephews.

Audrey is preceded in death by her parents Harry and Myrtle Wadding; brothers Dale, Earl and Wayne Wadding; sisters Ruth Sorbo and Wanda Hoiseth.

The family would like to give a special thank you to the New Richland Care Center and also to the staff at St. Croix Hospice for all the wonderful care they provided in the last few months to Audrey.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the First Lutheran Church of Glenville.

The funeral service was live-streamed, and can be watched below, or from the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home YouTube page at the following link: youtube.com/watch?v=SCGnPi6PRL4&feature=youtu.be