Podolsky, Audrey L.

Audrey "Trixie" L. Podolsky, 97, passed away on Tuesday, March 
30, 2010 at La Mesa Care Center of complications due to 
Alzheimer's disease. Audrey was born on January 30, 1913 in 
Harper, Texas the youngest of seven children. She moved with 
her family to the Yuma Valley in 1917, where her father built the 
first cotton gins in the area. She grew up in Gadsden and 
attended local schools. In 1938 she married Dr. A. I. Podolsky 
who had come from Cook County Hospital in Chicago to practice 
medicine in Somerton. They moved to Yuma 2 years later where 
Audrey raised her family. She was active in Campfire Girls of 
America and was a devoted member of St. Paul 's Episcopal 
Church where she spent much of her time with the church Altar 
Guild.

Audrey is survived by her daughter, Kitty, of Sherman Oaks, CA; 
her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Lorri, of Yuma; and 
grandchildren, Alex Podolsky, Taylor Podolsky, and Ashley 
Mikyska. She is preceded in death by her husband, A.I., her son, 
John, and her brothers and sisters.

Memorial service is Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at St. 
Paul's Episcopal Church, Yuma. In lieu of flowers, the family 
requests that donations be made to Hospice of Yuma or St. Paul 
's Episcopal Church Altar Guild. 

Published in The Yuma Sun from May 30 to June 30, 2010