Obituary of Audrey Ashcroft

   Audrey Lynn Riffel was born on June 27, 1961, to Edgar and Dorothy (nee Hass) Riffel in Yorkton Saskatchewan.

She was raised on a dairy farm, with her sister, her brothers, cousins, friends, and exchange students always getting up to something. Audrey enjoyed learning and short periods of travel around the world, until she met Robert Ashcroft in 1983.

She married Robert Lee Ashcroft on June 27, 1987, and they were blessed with three fantastic daughters: Skye October 1988, Autumn August 1990, Rae May 1992.

A lot of work, a lot more fun, and always noise, Audrey’s life was always full of people! Always the best of times!

Audrey was involved with 4-H, Taekwondo, Jr Wildlife, Air Cadets, Vikings Re-enactment, and motorcycles, which gave the opportunity to meet new and different friends.

Working at Custom Microsystems, Sask Taekwondo, Women Entrepreneurs, and as a Commissionaire let to an even more diverse group of friends.

Audrey would like to thank the people who made this life possible with their presents for a moment, an hour, or for years and years.

Thank you for making my life the best ever! – Audrey

Audrey is predeceased by parents Edgar and Dorothy Riffel, in-laws Tom and Joan (nee Brears) Ashcroft and brother Roy Riffel, son-in-law Patrick Rushowick.

Audrey with be missed by her loving husband, Robert Ashcroft, children Skye Bueckert (Herman) and kids: Kade, Owen, Colt, and Dean; Autumn Bodnaryk (Matthew) and kids: Maverick, Carter, and Easton; Rae Griffith (Tyler) and Kids: Keaton and Lincoln, brothers Duane Riffel (Heather), Trent Riffel (Crystal), and sister Val Riffel, in-laws Scott Ashcroft (Bonnie) in Taiwan, Collen Ashcroft, as well as all the nieces and nephews, cousins and adopted family everywhere.

Please plant a tree somewhere in my memory. Thank you – Audrey

A Memorial Service and Celebration of Audrey’s life will be held on her birthday and anniversary: Saturday, June 27, 2026, starting at 10:00 a.m. from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre.

Arrangements entrusted to Bailey’s Funeral Home and Cremation Care.