AUBURN — Audrey M. Caiazzo, 93, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019.

She was born on Aug. 28, 1926, the daughter of Ida May (Bibber) and Albert Wetmore Sr. of Portland. Audrey grew up in the Portland/North Deering area and graduated from Portland High School. Audrey had a love of horses and was happiest when she was at a local stable riding or grooming the horses.

On June 22, 1947, Audrey married Luke Caiazzo. Audrey and Luke were married for 69 years before Luke’s passing in 2016. Audrey was a devoted wife and mother. Together, she and Luke raised three children, Luke E. Caiazzo Jr., Cynthia J. Strout and Rendell L. Russell. Most weekends, the family would be enjoying weekend trips to the mountains or spending their summers and weekends at the log cabin they built, located on the lake at Coffee Pond in Casco. She never tired of spending time with family and friends and of seeing new sights and exploring many favorite spots in New Hampshire and Maine. After her children were grown, she took on the challenge of driving a school bus for the Westbrook School Department. She found this to be both challenging and rewarding. She had many fond memories and stories of those years. Audrey and her husband made their home in Portland, Westbrook and Naples.

After retirement, Audrey and Luke traveled around the United States and visited nearly all the lower 48 states. They made a winter home in Zephyrhills, Fla., and summered back in Maine at their cabin on Coffee Pond. During those years, they were frequent visitors to Richmond, Ind., where Luke Jr. lived and raised his family; and to Bishop, Calif., where oldest daughter, Cindy, resided with her husband and children. Younger daughter, Rendell, with her husband and family, resided nearby, here in Maine. In her later years, Audrey enjoyed the days spent with her children and grandchildren. Those days produced many new adventures and memories that will be remembered as some of the sweetest times spent with her children and grandchildren.

Audrey was predeceased by her husband, Luke, in November of 2016.

She is survived by her son, Luke Jr. of Richmond, Ind.; daughters, Cindy of Naples, and Rendell of Raymond; nine grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. 

Services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association.