Audrey Sandidge | August 1920 - June 2021
Obituaries-Pierre / Posted Jun 17, 2021 | 5:18 AM / 357 views
Audrey Florine Sandidge, 100, of Spearfish, SD, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, June 13, 2021. A graveside service will take place at 10:30am on Friday, June 18th at Riverside Cemetery, Pierre, SD.
Audrey was born August 22, 1920, to Oscar and LeNora Rogge of rural Florence, SD, where she graduated from high school in 1938. She attended and graduated from the Watertown School of Business in 1939. She was delighted to land her first job as bookkeeper for a company that handled the “newly invented” cream separator in 1939.
She often reminisced about her early school days when her mother would wrap her and her brothers and sisters in blankets for the horse and sleigh ride to school in the cold bitter South Dakota winters.
Audrey married the love of her life, Neil Alton Sandidge, on September 22, 1941, in Watertown. To this union, 5 loving children were born: Bruce Sandidge, Sundance, WY, LeRoy (Linda) Sandidge, Belle Fourche, SD, Connie (Russell) Albrecht, Pierre, SD, Beverly (Alan) Leeling, Belle Forche, SD, and David Sandidge, Deadwood, SD. She is survived by all 5 children, one sister Myrtle Swenson of Watertown, 15 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 10 great, great grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Audrey was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Neil Sandidge, her sister Muriel Thorson Rogge and her brothers Duwayne Rogge, Willard Rogge and Keith Rogge, one special granddaughter Vanessa, and her loving mother Linda Sandidge.
Our mother was a wonderful hostess. Anyone that came through her door was quickly offered coffee, water or pop and one might not be hungry, however, you still found yourself eating one of her tasty treats. Audrey could make a fantastic meal out of most anything. She enjoyed gardening, church circles, cooking and genuinely enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Fish would tremble when mom picked up her favorite fishing pole. She especially enjoyed fishing and traveling through Alaska when Neil worked on the Alaskan Pipeline. Our mother’s love, hard work and devotion to our family, and to the Lord, carried her through a remarkable 100 year journey of life. She will never be forgotten. A memorial has been established to Cornerstone Rescue Mission, Rapid City, SD.
