Marshall, Mich. - The Daily Reporter Tue Apr 28, 2009 Obituary -

  Audrey L. (Woodman) Vaccaro, 38 of Battle Creek, formerly of
Coldwater departed this world on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Oaklawn
Hospital in Marshall. Audrey believed in god and his grace, and is
now at peace from her pain. Visitation will be held on Wednesday,
April 29, 2009 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Dutcher Funeral Home in
Coldwater. The service will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at
2 p.m. at the Lockwood Community Church with Pastor Shayne Looper
officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in
Girard. 

  Audrey was born to Dwight and Carol Woodman in Coldwater on Nov.
2, 1970. She grew up in Coldwater, graduating from Coldwater High
School in 1988. Audrey attended Kellogg Community College in the
practical nursing program, graduating as an LPN in June of 1991.
She met her husband, Antonio Vaccaro on Halloween in 1990 and
their first date was giving blood at an American Red Cross Blood
Drive. They were married May 2, 1992 in Coldwater. She moved to
Southern Indiana with her husband when he took a position as an
Occupational Therapist there. Her husband soon took a traveling
position and they were off to Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. They
found permanent positions in Virginia and lived there for eight
years with their son, Cody. Audrey worked as a nurse for the
Rockbridge Co. Jail and later for the Dept. of Juvenile Justice
and Home Health Care.

  Audrey’s family moved back to Michigan in late 2005 to be closer
to their families. She began suffering health problems in early
2006 which required multiple surgeries and long periods of
recovery. She loved the outdoors and swimming. Audrey adored her
dogs, volunteering at a variety of rescue shelters. If desired,
memorials may be made to Animal Aid of Branch County. She will be
greatly missed as a loving mother to Cody, adoring wife of Tony,
daughter of Carol and Dwight, sister of Luke, granddaughter of
Eleanor Patch, close family friend of Dorothy and Charles Genoe,
aunt, niece, cousin and friend. Audrey was preceded in death by
her mother-in-law and father-in-law Barbara and Ralph Vaccaro.
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