Audrey Irene (Clarke) Siemens passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 19, 2026 at Sherbrooke Community Centre, Saskatoon. Audrey was born on April 29, 1928 on her grandparents’ homestead at Froude in southern Saskatchewan to William and Laura (Tebbutt) Clarke. She is survived by seven children: Marjorie (Graham) Knox, Kenneth (Deanna) Siemens, Ronald (Connie) Siemens, Timothy (Hellen) Siemens, Barbara (Cameron) Milner, Elizabeth (Roger) Williamson, and James (Anna Ringstrom) Siemens; twenty-four grandchildren, and twenty-five great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother-in-law Dan (Judy) Siemens and her sister-in-law Lil Siemens. She is survived by three nieces: Terry Westbury, Laura Latimer and Linda Ratzlaff, as well as many nieces and nephews on the Siemens side. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Peter Siemens (in 2017) and her brother, Frederick Clarke (in 2013).

When she was 9 years old, Audrey’s family moved from Froude to Great Britain, the land of her father’s birth. In 1939, after 2 years in South Wales, they moved to Torquay, South Devon where she attended the Torquay Girls’ Grammar School. Because of World War II, she had to carry a gas mask for 5 years and spend many nights in an air raid shelter. Audrey’s father died of tuberculosis in 1943. In February 1945, Audrey, her mother and brother, moved back to Canada where they lived with her maternal grandparents in Weyburn. After completing Grade 12, Audrey attended the University of Saskatchewan and was admitted into the School of Medicine in 1949. However, she decided not to accept the position, choosing instead to marry Peter Siemens.

After they were married in 1949, Audrey and Peter took Teacher Training at UBC and taught for several years until Peter was admitted to the College of Medicine in Saskatoon in 1953. He practised medicine from 1958 to 1996. During this time, Audrey was a busy homemaker raising seven children. She kept the house and cooked for the growing family. She was actively engaged in her children’s lives, sewing and mending clothing, officiating at swim meets, attending music recitals and festivals, and recommending books to them on topics she considered important.

Audrey was a lifelong learner, taking university courses in Greek and philosophy, quilting classes, participating in Bible studies and reading clubs well into her senior years, and always having a book to read. She was also a lifelong servant, bringing library books to seniors at Central Haven Special Care Home for many years, sponsoring (along with Peter) refugees, and opening her home to children, grandchildren and guests throughout the years. When the children were older, Audrey worked in Peter’s office. After Peter developed vascular dementia and had to close his practice in 1996, Audrey cared for him until 2013 when he moved into Sherbrooke Community Centre. “In sickness and in health” was manifested in her life; she visited him daily until his death.

Until she told them, later in life, that she did not enjoy cooking, Audrey’s children had no inkling that that was the case. She regularly served up delicious and healthy meals, and many Sunday guests remember her roast beef dinners and apple pie desserts. However, she did not love cooking; she loved those for whom she cooked.

Audrey’s Christian faith was central in her life since her decision to commit her life to Christ in 1940. She recognized several mature believers in her life who mentored her and prayed for her. She fondly remembered kneeling beside her chair after breakfast in her grandparents’ home for morning devotions, and she firmly believed that she owed a lot to her grandmother’s prayers. She said: “Although I am mystified as to how prayer works in a person’s life, I am sure God heard my grandmother’s prayers and guided me through some pretty tough situations. I feel as if I now have an obligation to pass this concern on and to pray for my grandchildren.” And pray for her grandchildren she did, walking and praying up and down the hallway of her apartment building until she could no longer walk.

The family wants to thank the care aides and staff at Stonebridge Crossing and the Prairie Lane Neighbourhood at Sherbrooke Community Centre for their compassionate care of Audrey during the past few years.

There will be a Celebration of Audrey’s Life held at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1636 Acadia Dr., at 3 p.m., on Sunday, July 26. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Martens Warman Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Audrey may be made to Habitat for Humanity or The Salvation Army.

Martens Warman Funeral Home is honoured to be entrusted with Audrey Siemens' care and arrangements.