Obituary of Audre (Mowers) Goranson

Audre (Mowers) Goranson was born in Duluth, MN on July, 6, 1927 to Alice and Earnest Mowers, the first of five children. Audre attended school and church in the Lester Park area and played first cello at East Junior High. When Audre was fourteen the Mowers family moved to a dairy farm in Cromwell, MN. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Audre graduated from Cromwell High School. In 1945 Audre married Gilbert Goranson (deceased) and they raised their five children in Wright, MN.

Audre is survived by her children: Bradley (Corky) Goranson in Columbia Heights, Brenda (John) Hoden in Colorado Springs, Bruce in Wright , Brent (Tracey) in Cromwell, Byron (Jenny) in Carlton; 11 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. The family would like to express appreciation to the staff at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton where Audre lived for nearly seven years and also to St. Croix Hospice. A Memorial Service will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Wright, MN at 1:00 on Friday, September 3, 2021. Visitation will be at noon and a lunch reception will follow the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Wright MN and Cromwell United Methodist, Cromwell, MN would be appreciated. Both churches have ministered to Audre and family throughout the years.