Dewayne Edward Aude

DeWayne Edward Aude, age 75, of Chadwick, IL, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023 at Allure Nursing Home of Mt. Carroll, IL. A visitation will be held Thursday, May 18 at Law Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A private inurnment will take place on a later date. Family and friends are invited to share in DeWayne’s life at lawjonesfuneralhome.com.

DeWayne was born February 8, 1948 in Savanna, IL, the son of Edward and LaVonne (Hartman) Aude. He grew up in Chadwick, graduating from Chadwick High School with the class of 1967. On July 2, 1966, DeWayne married Mary Turney, in Chadwick. DeWayne soon went to work for Northwestern Steel and Wiring in Sterling, IL in the nail packing department. He made a career with that company, retiring at the age of 50, after 30 years of service. He also served as station personnel for the Chadwick Fire Department.

DeWayne loved spending time with his family, bonding with his sons, and later, his grandchildren. He was known to attend just about every sporting and school event of his sons’ and his grandchildren. He loved taking his sons coon hunting with their black and tan coon dogs. In his idle time, he enjoyed rooting for Dale Earnhardt (Sr. and Jr.) in NASCAR and the Chicago Bears. Also, according to Mary, he had no choice but to be a Cubs fan because she certainly was going to have their games on the TV.

DeWayne will be dearly missed by his wife Mary of 56 years and sons, Brian (Tracey) Aude and Bradley (Chris) Aude, both of Chadwick; grandchildren, Kiana & Kyle and Sidney & Bryce; three sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law. DeWayne is preceded in death by his parents, Edward and LaVonne; sister, Barbara Bucher; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Paul and Beth Turney; and 3 brothers-in-law and a sister-in-law.