JUDITH CHRISTINE ANDERSON
July 27, 1942 ~ August 5, 2011
Judith Christine Gavert Anderson, age 69, of Jefferson City, MO., formally of Hazleton, PA and Independence, MO, passed away, Friday, August 5, 2011, at St. Marys Hospital in Jefferson City, MO.
She is survived by her husband, Larry Anderson of Jefferson City; a brother Jim Gavert of Mesa, AZ; a sister, Lorraine Nicholas of Hazleton, PA; a daughter, Karen Petitt of Lebanon, IL; three sons: Mark Anderson, Honolulu, HI, Brian Anderson, Grover, MO and Eric Anderson, Grand Prairie, TX and fourteen grandchildren. Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Gus and Luella Gavert, a sister Lois Bender and a niece, Michelle Nicholas.
Judy was born July 27, 1942, in Buffalo, New York. Her family moved to Hazleton, PA when Judy was in the seventh grade. Judy graduated from Hazleton High School with the class of 1960. She attended National College in Kansas City, MO and graduated in 1964 earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in sociology and a minor in psychology. During her junior year she met and married her husband on November 28, 1963. They were married for 46 years..
She was employed by the Missouri Department of Family Services, Child Abuse /Neglect Hotline in Jefferson City, Mo. While on the hotline, she transferred to the Rehabilitation Services for the Blind unit and received training as a certified rehabilitation counselor for the blind. After several years of rehabilitation case work, she received additional training to become a certified orientation and mobility specialist for the blind. During her employment, she received numerous awards and letters of commendation for her work. Judy retired in 2000 and started a private orientation and mobility practice specializing in working with blind elementary, high school and college students. She retired from her consulting practice in 2007.
Judy is a member of the Jefferson City Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She served in many church callings that included the womens Relief Society, Young Womens organization, Primary, Sunday School, Family History Center and most recently, as an Emergency Preparedness Specialist. She also loved to sing in the choir and participate in church and community service projects.
She enjoyed singing as a member of the Jefferson City Cantorum. Until her health declined, she was president of the Cole County Community Emergency Response Team. She loved being with a group of her lady friends who are known as the WD 40s, wives and daughters over 40. Judy earned the general class ham radio license KD0AJF and was a member of the Mid Missouri Amateur Radio Club. She was also a member of the Association of Retired Missouri State Employees.
Judys greatest pleasure was interacting with family members and sharing in school, church and community activities, birthdays and holiday celebrations. She was instrumental in organizing and promoting family reunions.
Visitation will be at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, from 5 to 8 p.m.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at the Jefferson City Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Kansas City, MO.
Memorials are suggested to the cancer research Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 204, Norwood, NJ 07648 or the Jefferson City Cantorum, P.O. Box 1632, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
She is survived by her husband, Larry Anderson of Jefferson City; a brother Jim Gavert of Mesa, AZ; a sister, Lorraine Nicholas of Hazleton, PA; a daughter, Karen Petitt of Lebanon, IL; three sons: Mark Anderson, Honolulu, HI, Brian Anderson, Grover, MO and Eric Anderson, Grand Prairie, TX and fourteen grandchildren. Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Gus and Luella Gavert, a sister Lois Bender and a niece, Michelle Nicholas.
Judy was born July 27, 1942, in Buffalo, New York. Her family moved to Hazleton, PA when Judy was in the seventh grade. Judy graduated from Hazleton High School with the class of 1960. She attended National College in Kansas City, MO and graduated in 1964 earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in sociology and a minor in psychology. During her junior year she met and married her husband on November 28, 1963. They were married for 46 years..
She was employed by the Missouri Department of Family Services, Child Abuse /Neglect Hotline in Jefferson City, Mo. While on the hotline, she transferred to the Rehabilitation Services for the Blind unit and received training as a certified rehabilitation counselor for the blind. After several years of rehabilitation case work, she received additional training to become a certified orientation and mobility specialist for the blind. During her employment, she received numerous awards and letters of commendation for her work. Judy retired in 2000 and started a private orientation and mobility practice specializing in working with blind elementary, high school and college students. She retired from her consulting practice in 2007.
Judy is a member of the Jefferson City Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She served in many church callings that included the womens Relief Society, Young Womens organization, Primary, Sunday School, Family History Center and most recently, as an Emergency Preparedness Specialist. She also loved to sing in the choir and participate in church and community service projects.
She enjoyed singing as a member of the Jefferson City Cantorum. Until her health declined, she was president of the Cole County Community Emergency Response Team. She loved being with a group of her lady friends who are known as the WD 40s, wives and daughters over 40. Judy earned the general class ham radio license KD0AJF and was a member of the Mid Missouri Amateur Radio Club. She was also a member of the Association of Retired Missouri State Employees.
Judys greatest pleasure was interacting with family members and sharing in school, church and community activities, birthdays and holiday celebrations. She was instrumental in organizing and promoting family reunions.
Visitation will be at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, from 5 to 8 p.m.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at the Jefferson City Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Kansas City, MO.
Memorials are suggested to the cancer research Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 204, Norwood, NJ 07648 or the Jefferson City Cantorum, P.O. Box 1632, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
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On behalf of the Nystrom “children”, Jon Nystrom, David Nystrom, and Karen Nystrom Meyer, we send our most sincere sympathy to the Anderson Family. We fondly remember Judy’s trip to Vermont with her mom to honor our parents Memorial in 2001. A contribution in Judy’s name has been made by our family to the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation.
All of us in the Nystrom Family are very sorry to hear the news about Judy.We will be making a contribution to one of her charities. Our prayers are with the family.
Larry and Family, We just found out about your loss. We are so sorry. Judy was such a lovely person, and we know you have many wonderful memories of times spent with her. We will be praying for you during this difficult time.
It’s been 50 years since Judy and I were classmates at Hazleton Senior High School. I learned of her passing when I came across her obituary notice on line from the Hazleton newspaper. I have not had the honor of knowing her family. But after reading about her many accomplishments in life I am certain all of you must be very proud of her. I turned to our Yearbook and found a photo of her ever smiling face as she looked in 1960. Above the standard write up of her school activities is a short note she wrote as all of us traded books to swapsignatures. She wrote “Good luck to you David.” Then added…”May God bless you.” I believe he has blessed us all. And part of that blessing was to know, even briefly, Judy. I would now ask that God bless each and every one of her family as they deal withher loss until they are reunited again as ‘He’ has promised!
Larry and Family, Judy was always a burst of sunshine.Just the thought of her always brought a smile to my face during hard times. I am glad I had a chance to know her. She will be missed, but not forgotten.Beth Minter and Family
Hello Anderson Family, I am very sorry to hear of your loss! Judy was a wonderful person and will be missed graetly. It has been such a long time and to be honest I think of you often, remembering all of the good times on Melody Dr. and wondering where your lives have taken you. God bless all of you!Greg Wingrath
Larry and Family,We send our condolences, greetings and best wishes. Sorry we won’t be able to make the funeral. Judy was (and is) a special person. She will be missed. While I sorrow at the loss, as you, I’m sure she’s happy for the freedom and peace she is finally enjoying. Congratulations Judy! You’ve fought the good fight and kept the faith!I hope all is well with the families. I’d sure like to see you all and catch up.Best regards and best wishes. -Willy & Chris & Family
Jim-Just read of your sister Judy’s passing on the Hazleton Standard-Speaker website. Please accept my sincere condolences for your loss.May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace.Your friend,-Ray Cook
Although I didn’t know Judith personally, I wanted to send my condolences to her family. This is an especially difficult time, so I wanted to share some thoughts that have been very comforting for me when I’ve been in a similar situation. One is found in Psalm 34:18 which says, ¨Jehovah is near to those that are broken at heart; And those that are crushed in spirit He saves.¨ Don’t hesitate to pour out your heart to our Wonderful Creator in prayer, and you can be assured that He will hear and understand exactly what you are going through!It is also comforting to know that God did not create us to die, and that’s why losing a loved one in death is so difficult to deal with. According to Ecclesiastes 3:11, in part, ¨Even time indefinite He has put in their heart..¨ So we were created to live forever! At this time, death seems ¨normal¨ because it’s all we know. However, in the very near future, God has promised that He will bring an end to death! (Isaiah 25:8). Also, He promises to bring back to perfect life our loved ones! (Acts 24:15). Won’t that be wonderful?!If you would like to get other answers to questions such as, why do we die? and where are those who have died right now? feel free to contact me, and I would love to show you from God’s Word. I hope these thoughts help to ease your pain, even though it doesn’t take it away completely at this time. May your family be comforted in these difficult times. Sincerely, Stephanie Arteaga
Judy Anderson was always such an example to me of what a Christian woman should be like. She was quiet and unassuming but she accomplished so much in her time here. I feel privileged to have known her.
Judy was one of my closest and dearest friends, whom I’ve known since 1984, when she began working at what was then Bureau for the Blind. We shared much frustration and pleasure during those early years of learning how to do our jobs and looked to each other for support and understanding. Watching Judy suffer these past few months has been so hard, as she was such a good, good person and didn’t deserve having to go through all this pain. When I shared those thoughts with her, she said she didn’t know how to respond to those feelings except to say, not “why me? but “why not me?”.She accepted her illness with such grace and humility–what a beautiful example for the rest of us.Ed and I will truly miss Judy who was part of our lives for so many years. Our prayers are for you, her family, as you adjust to this loss.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, at this difficult. Judy will live on in many happy memories of our days at National College. Sincerely, Marlene and Joe
Sending thoughts and prayers to the Anderson family. Very sorry for your loss. Been a long long time since I have talked to all of you back when I lived in JC.
Larry, Karen, Mark, Brian, and Eric,Please accept our condolences. We were so sad to hear the news about Judy. We have such good memories of all of you and hope you find comfort in knowing you will be together again. We know you will miss her until you see her again. Hugs and love to all of you.Karen and Jerry Dickson
Dear Larry, Eric and Family,We are deeply saddened to hear about Judy’s passing. Just know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. If there’s anything we can do please let us know.
I will miss Sister Anderson’s love of the gospel, her positive attitude and contagious smile very much. My humble thoughts and prayers go out on behalf of your wonderful family. May you all feel in abundance, Heavenly Father’s love, that it might ease the pain of this mortal seperation and bring peace to your souls, knowing you will be reunited once again in the Eternities, together forever.”While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet her behind the veil”.A fellow Latter-Day Saint, Brother Dan Borland
While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet her behind the veil.Sister Judy Anderson touched so many lives, so many youth, with her love of the Gospel. Her smile and positive attitude would just make you smile. I am grateful to have known her and am thankful for the influence she had in my life as a youth and as an adult. My thoughts and prayers continually go out to her wonderful family and friends. It’s such a comfort to know that families can be together forever.
Dear Larry and family,We are so sorry for your loss! Judy was a very special lady and will always be remembered for her warmth, compassion for others and her infectious smile! She has touched so many lives in such a positive and powerful way! Judy was an amazing lady and we will greatly miss her! We couldn’t have better neighbors! Know that our thoughts and prayers are with you all and if there is anything we can do, please don’t hesitate to ask. May God Bless and Be With You!In Loving Friendship,Mike, Nancy and family
My sincere sympathies to Judy’s family at this time. I worked with Judy @ Rehab Svcs for the Blind both as a counslor and a mobility specialist for many years. Her pleasant personality and smile will long be remembered. May she rest in peace
I went to college with Judy at National. The thing I remember most about Judy is her smile and her caring ways. Reading her obituary tells me that her life was one of giving. I was fortunate to visit with her at our last college reunion. Please accept my sincere sympathy. I know your wife, mother and grandmother will be greatly missed.
So saddened to hear of your loss. Judy was such a lovely person with always a kind word and loving spirit. I worked with her several years when we both served on the now-defunct marketing committee for RSB. She was so much fun and a great role model. I know she will be missed.
Dear Larry and family, Words will never be enough to express our heart felt sorrow for your loss. Judy was a great example to us all and she will continue with the Lord’s work in Heaven. We love you all dearly. You are in our thoughts and prayers.Jim & Teresa Warner