Audrey Sanders

Services will be held privately by the family.

Audrey Sanders, 89, of Collinsville, IL, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL.

She was born on March 3, 1936, in Collinsville, IL, to Bert and Rosa (nee Cuff) Milam. On October 10, 2010, she married Wade Sanders. Audrey worked as a secretary at Eden Village Retirement Center until her own retirement. She was a member of St. John Evangelical UCC and a lifetime member of Beta Sigma Phi sorority.

Audrey was the heart and soul of her family, a woman whose greatest joy in life was the love she shared with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was a source of endless love, wisdom, and warmth, always ready with a kind word, a listening ear, or a comforting hug. Her home was a place of laughter, love, and cherished memories, a place where family always came first.

Her legacy lives on through the generations she nurtured, each carrying forward the lessons of kindness, strength, and compassion that she so beautifully embodied. Though she may no longer be with us in person, her spirit remains in the hearts of all who had the privilege of knowing her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bert and Rosa Milam; first husband, Shayne Berta; siblings, Shirley Milam, Wayman Milam, Roy Milam, Delores Siegel; mother-in-law, Ramona Berta.

Audrey is survived by her loving husband of 14 years, Wade Sanders; children, Keith Berta, Susan (Jon) Becker; step-children, Todd Sanders, Terry Sanders; grandchildren, Steven Berta, Kyle Berta, Sarah Laudando, Andrea Altom, Natasha Becker, Vernon Becker, Ryan Becker; great-grandchildren, Riley Laudando, Noah Laudando, Landon Berta, Ellie Berta, Penelope Berta, Colton Bohannon, Nora Berta; sister, Pamela Cox; cousin, Juanita Loyet; numerous nieces, nephews, and many loving friends.

Memorials may be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

Services will be held privately by the family.

Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home, Collinsville, IL.