Audrey Sabin Wakefield Fish, 99, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018.

Audrey was born on Dec. 24, 1918, in Grandview, Iowa, to Roy and Anna Sabin, the third of six children. Because of the Great Depression, the family was forced to leave Iowa looking for work. They ended up in Portland, Oregon, when Audrey was 16.

She graduated from Franklin High School in 1936 and worked as a welder in the shipyards during World War II. She met and married Percy Wakefield and moved to Minnesota. When Percy died in 1957, she moved her five children back to Oregon to be with her family.

Audrey worked several jobs to make ends meet, ending up at Red’s Coach Inn in Milwaukie, Oregon, for 20 years. She met Harland “Si” Fish at Red’s and they were married for 18 happy years before he passed away. She retired from Red’s and spent her time sewing and quilting for family and friends. She spent her last six years in Chehalis, Washington, with her daughter and son-in-law.

She was preceded in death by four husbands; one daughter, Laura Ann; and one son, Harry Duane Wakefield Sr. Audrey is survived by three sons, Michael, William and John Wakefield; her daughter, Anna Greenly; Harry’s widow, Cha Nam Wakefield; in-laws; many grandchildren; great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and many “adopted” kids. She was “Grams” to all and she loved them as her own.

A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Stehn Family Chapels Milwaukie Tribute Center.

For more information please visit www.stehnfuneralhomes.com.

Audrey had a special place in her heart for veterans. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a veterans charity.