Audrey was born October 30, 1936, the daughter of Herman and Irene (Neibacher) Klocke. She attended Brady School north of Curtiss prior to graduating from Owen High School in 1953. She worked in Los Angeles and Milwaukee until 1963, when she moved to rural Owen. Her experience working at Dr. Morgan Elliss's office gave her a start in medical transcription when she moved to Milton, Wisconsin in 1980. She continued working as a medical transcriptionist until May 2011.
She earned certification through the American Association for Medical Transcription in 1986 and maintained certification until her first brief retirement in 2001. While a member of AAMT she wrote a book review column for their journal, was a member of the editorial review board for JAAMT, served on the committee for the certification program, and contributed to the AAMT Book of Style.
An award-winning photographer and author, Audrey edited the in-house newsletter when she was employed at Janesville Riverview Clinic and the newsletter for the Capital Area Chapter of AAMT. In addition to short stories and articles she wrote and published two novellas of historical fiction.
Audrey is survived by her husband, Norman Dale Heintz. They were married May 4, 1985, at Hope Lutheran Church in Milton, where they lived until moving to Yuma Arizona in 1992. In 2011 they returned to Wisconsin, making their summer apartment in Medford their permanent home. She is also survived by her children, Mark Remus, Elizabeth Remus Anderson, James (Nancy) Lulloff, Jr., Michael (Joette) Lulloff, Matthew (Kristin) Lulloff, her stepdaughters Susan Lyter, Amy Schwarz Quinn, and Jennifer Quade, and their families. She is further survived by her brother Gary Klocke.
In addition to
her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson Solomon Remus on March
11, 2008, her brother Bruce Klocke on July 18, 2005, and her sister-in-law
Carol Klocke on March 26, 2005.
