Audrey Ommen

It is with great sadness that the family of Audrey Ommen announces her passing on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the age of 84. Mrs. Ommen was born June 16, 1934 in Walton Township, Mich., the daughter of Janet (MacDonald) Lightner-Haff and Harry Lightner.

Audrey was awarded the Arion Music Foundation Medal and Pin for Outstanding Musicians, celebrating her musical ability, her outstanding scholastic record, and her extra-curricular activities during her time at Vermontville Rural Agricultural School. She was an active member of the Congregational Church in Vermontville and held the position of Choir Director for many years, as well as being a member of the Ladies Christian Association (L.C.A.). During her tenure at Michigan Magnetics (1965 to 1999) she was named the Corporate Treasurer, the first woman to hold the distinction in the history of the firm. Audrey was an emeritus member of the Lakewood Area Choral Society, a local performing choir with whom she toured the country. With the Choral Society she had the opportunity to perform in Chicago, New York, and Washington D.C., among other locations.

Audrey will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Bernard Ommen (m. 1954); her children, Karen (Steve) Newman and Scott (Cathy) Ommen; her grandchildren, Alaina (Trent) Graham, Brielle Ommen, Kaitlin (Dylan) Haan, and Kelsie Newman; and her great-granddaughters, Eva and Rylie Graham. 

She is preceded in death by her parents, Harry Lightner and Janet Lightner-Haff; her sisters, Margaret French and Linda White; and brothers, James Lightner and Gary Lightner.

Services were held Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the First Congregational Church of Vermontville, with Pastor David Poole officiating. Internment was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Vermontville. 

If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Great Lakes Home Health Services or to the First Congregational Church of Vermontville. 

Further information is available at prayfuneral.com.