Audrey Lynn Macke, 63 years old, ran out of time and left this earth to go Home to Heaven on Friday, February 22, 2019. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend to everyone she met. Her strong will to live, unwavering faith in God, and the love and prayers from family, friends, and many supporters carried her through her final fight with cancer.

Audrey was born on September 18, 1955, in WaKeeney, Kansas, to Bob and Ruth (Nuss) Critser, being the youngest daughter in the family. Even as a child, she possessed a contagious smile that warmed the hearts around her. After graduating from Trego Community High School in 1973, she married Harlan Dinkel. From this marriage, her two greatest blessings were born, her children, Aimee and Steve.

A positive, hard worker, Audrey had various employment opportunities, including being a school bus driver, clerk at the Good Book Store in Hays, and manager at Best Western Hotel in WaKeeney.

She met her loving husband, Ed Macke, in 1994, and they were married on August 5, 1995, at Westview Church in Hays. Through this marriage, she gained another daughter, Anna Marie, and a son, Aron. To continue her belief in God’s work, Ed and Audrey graduated from Rhema Bible Training College in 1999. Then they became youth pastors, and influenced the lives of so many young people to carry on the Lord’s ministry. Possessing a true servant’s heart, Audrey faithfully cared for family and friends, and thought of others before herself. A woman of faith, and the heart of her family, Audrey shaped their spirituality by her tireless Christian example. With a real zest for life, she loved the out of doors, gardening, painting, reading, praying, and playing games (especially with her grandchildren), chatting with family and friends, and traveling to music concerts. She was a member of Hospital Auxiliary, Women’s Book Club, and was involved in Sisters in Christ Bible Study. She was actively engaged in Westview Church, in Hays.

Survivors include her husband, Ed; mother, Ruth Critser; daughter, Aimee Josette and companion, David Dwyer of Phoenix, Arizona; son, Steve and wife Jonna of Hays; stepdaughter, Anna Marie and husband Pete Juarez of Hutchinson; stepson, Aron Gray of WaKeeney; granddaughter Alexes Jordan and husband Gardner of Manhattan; grandsons Trayce Dinkel and Kaden Dinkel of Hays; granddaughter, Dilyn Staton of Hutchinson; sisters, Lorine and husband Jim Kuhn of Kingsland, Texas; Connie and husband Ron Herdt of Smith Center, Nancy and husband Ron Nichol of Hill City; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Audrey was preceded in death by her father, Bob Critser; baby sister, Pearl; brothers, Doug and John; grandparents, Kenneth and Audrey Critser, and Reinhold and Molly Nuss; aunts, uncles, and sisters-in-law.

The family is deeply grateful for the outpouring of love, prayers, and support in many heartfelt forms from too many people to name individually. These included family, friends, and even total strangers providing random acts of kindness.

Audrey was truly A Light In Every Neighborhood.

Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney.

There will be a short visitation one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, memorial contributions are suggested to Audrey Macke Memorial Fund. Donations to the fund may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th, WaKeeney, KS 67672.