Audrey Mary Campbell Sandberg
November 2, 1918 - June 24, 2023

Audrey Sandberg was born November 2, 1918, in Weaverville and grew up in Trinity County. She passed away at home with her family by her side on June 24, 2023, in Eureka, at the age of 104.

Audrey attended Fortuna High School, graduating with the Class of 1936. She married Kenneth W. Sandberg in 1940 and they were blessed with two daughters, Lynette Sandberg Sheldrake and Ava Sandberg Vizenor.

Audrey was a self-described stay-at-home mom who was active in her daughters’ school PTA at Lincoln Elementary. She served as a Blue Bird Troop Leader and helped in the school cafeteria. She then went to work outside the home, and held various jobs over the years, including cooking for Eureka City Schools, and working for Kennedy’s Office Supply, Warren Starkey & Gray Insurance, and Redwood Drugstore.

Throughout her life, Audrey was actively involved in the local community. Among her accomplishments were life memberships in California State PTA and Eureka Sequoia Garden Club, of which she was a 50-year plus member and past president. She was an honorary member of the Eureka Women’s Club. Other organizations that Audrey belonged to include the Eureka Heritage Society, Humboldt County Historical Society, Society of Humboldt County Pioneers, and Redwood Coast Village.

Audrey was a contributing editor to the Humboldt Historian, Spring 2021 Issue, authoring an article about life in the town of Bridgeville in the 1920s.

Audrey was an avid bird watcher and card player, enjoying her twice-weekly card games with friends at Eureka Women’s Club. She enjoyed singing in a women’s choral group, which was led by Pearl Micheli. Audrey loved flowers, her favorite being yellow roses, which her daughter Lynette has chosen for her mother’s memorial bouquet.

In recognition of reaching her 102nd birthday in November 2020, Audrey received a special proclamation from First District Supervisor Rex Bohn and the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors.

Audrey is survived by her daughter Lynette and son-in-law Tom Sheldrake of Eureka, six grandsons: Christopher, Kyle, and Erik (Brandee) Sheldrake, Todd, Troy (Nancy), and Craig (Marci) Vizenor. She also leaves behind eight great-grandsons, three great-granddaughters, andnumerous great-nephews and nieces. Audrey was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth and her daughter, Ava Vizenor.

The family would like to express their appreciation to Becky Tanenhaus, for her kindness and gentle care, and to Hospice of Humboldt for their care of Audrey during her last months.

The community is invited to a Celebration of Life to honor Audrey’s memory on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at 1 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 819 15th Street, Eureka. Guests are asked to enter from the J Street parking lot.

Memorial donations in Audrey Sandberg’s name may be made to Hospice of Humboldt or to the charity of your choice.

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