Judith S. See, 76, of Carleton, died peacefully May 23, 2018 at Wellsprings Lutheran Home under the care of Promedica Hospice. Judy was born January 1, 1942 in Wayne, MI to the late Cletus and Evelyn Smith. She married her lifetime sweetheart and confidant, Larry, on June 24, 1961 who preceded her in death on November 4, 2013. Her passing was also preceded by her two brothers, Gerald Smith and John (Jack) Smith. She is survived by her two sons, a daughter in law, a grandson, a granddaughter, her sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, numerous nieces and nephews and her very large, extended and cherished 4-H family.
Judy, longtime Monroe County 4-H Agent retired in 2014 after 30 plus years on the job and having spent five decades pouring herself into Monroe County 4-H. Judy embodied volunteerism not only as a volunteer herself but also in her gift in organizing and leading large groups of adult and youth volunteers. Prior to becoming 4-H Agent, she and her husband were the community leaders of the largest and most well respected 4-H club in the state, the Carleton Go-Getters. She was a past general 4-H superintendent for the Monroe County Fair and currently was assistant general superintendent for awards, a program she started and nurtured. She was recently made an honorary member of the Monroe County 4-H Fair Advisory Board. Through her roles in 4-H, she valued her relationship with the county fair board and fair managers. During the fair each year she was always among the first to arrive and the last to leave the fairgrounds. In addition, she was active in statewide 4-H programs working closely with the Michigan 4-H State Awards Program and Exploration Days where Judy and Larry always celebrated their wedding anniversary. Judy also served on the Board of Trustees of the Monroe County Library System for twenty years including service as chair of the board.
She was also passionate about pigs and loved raising them on the farm in Carleton. She assisted her husband in the swine department at the Michigan State Fair, Detroit, during his many years as superintendent. Judy and Larry were recognized with the 2001 Distinguished Service Award from the Michigan Pork Producers Association and Judy was active nationally serving, sixteen years, on the board of directors of the National Pork Council Women followed by service on the board of the National Pork Producers Council when those two associations merged.
She was an active supporter of the Farmdale Friends 4-H Club. She never missed an opportunity to attend and support her grandchildren and their friends at their local 4-H livestock show, the North Carolina State Fair, the North American International Livestock Exposition and National Junior Swine Shows across the country.
The family wishes to extend their thanks to the caring staff at Visiting Angels of Monroe, Wellsprings Lutheran Services, and Promedica Hospice.
The family is establishing a scholarship endowment for Monroe County 4-Hers in Judy’s memory. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made out to Community Foundation of Monroe County and note Judy See in the memo line. Community Foundation of Monroe County, 28 S. Macomb Street, Monroe, MI 48161.
Visitation will be held May 30 from 4pm to 8pm and May 31 from 9am to 2pm at Rupp Funeral Home, where a service will be held at 2:30pm led by Gary Koppelman of Blissfield. Interment will follow at Woodland Cemetery in Monroe.
Judy, longtime Monroe County 4-H Agent retired in 2014 after 30 plus years on the job and having spent five decades pouring herself into Monroe County 4-H. Judy embodied volunteerism not only as a volunteer herself but also in her gift in organizing and leading large groups of adult and youth volunteers. Prior to becoming 4-H Agent, she and her husband were the community leaders of the largest and most well respected 4-H club in the state, the Carleton Go-Getters. She was a past general 4-H superintendent for the Monroe County Fair and currently was assistant general superintendent for awards, a program she started and nurtured. She was recently made an honorary member of the Monroe County 4-H Fair Advisory Board. Through her roles in 4-H, she valued her relationship with the county fair board and fair managers. During the fair each year she was always among the first to arrive and the last to leave the fairgrounds. In addition, she was active in statewide 4-H programs working closely with the Michigan 4-H State Awards Program and Exploration Days where Judy and Larry always celebrated their wedding anniversary. Judy also served on the Board of Trustees of the Monroe County Library System for twenty years including service as chair of the board.
She was also passionate about pigs and loved raising them on the farm in Carleton. She assisted her husband in the swine department at the Michigan State Fair, Detroit, during his many years as superintendent. Judy and Larry were recognized with the 2001 Distinguished Service Award from the Michigan Pork Producers Association and Judy was active nationally serving, sixteen years, on the board of directors of the National Pork Council Women followed by service on the board of the National Pork Producers Council when those two associations merged.
She was an active supporter of the Farmdale Friends 4-H Club. She never missed an opportunity to attend and support her grandchildren and their friends at their local 4-H livestock show, the North Carolina State Fair, the North American International Livestock Exposition and National Junior Swine Shows across the country.
The family wishes to extend their thanks to the caring staff at Visiting Angels of Monroe, Wellsprings Lutheran Services, and Promedica Hospice.
The family is establishing a scholarship endowment for Monroe County 4-Hers in Judy’s memory. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made out to Community Foundation of Monroe County and note Judy See in the memo line. Community Foundation of Monroe County, 28 S. Macomb Street, Monroe, MI 48161.
Visitation will be held May 30 from 4pm to 8pm and May 31 from 9am to 2pm at Rupp Funeral Home, where a service will be held at 2:30pm led by Gary Koppelman of Blissfield. Interment will follow at Woodland Cemetery in Monroe.
Judith S. See, 76, of Carleton, died peacefully May 23, 2018 at Wellsprings Lutheran Home under the care of Promedica Hospice. Judy was born January 1, 1942 in Wayne, MI to the late Cletus and Evelyn Smith. She married her lifetime sweetheart and confidant, Larry, on June 24, 1961 who preceded her in death on November 4, 2013. Her passing was also preceded by her two brothers, Gerald Smith and John (Jack) Smith. She is survived by her two sons, a daughter in law, a grandson, a granddaughter, her sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, numerous nieces and nephews and her very large, extended and cherished 4-H family.
Judy, longtime Monroe County 4-H Agent retired in 2014 after 30 plus years on the job and having spent five decades pouring herself into Monroe County 4-H. Judy embodied volunteerism not only as a volunteer herself but also in her gift in organizing and leading large groups of adult and youth volunteers. Prior to becoming 4-H Agent, she and her husband were the community leaders of the largest and most well respected 4-H club in the state, the Carleton Go-Getters. She was a past general 4-H superintendent for the Monroe County Fair and currently was assistant general superintendent for awards, a program she started and nurtured. She was recently made an honorary member of the Monroe County 4-H Fair Advisory Board. Through her roles in 4-H, she valued her relationship with the county fair board and fair managers. During the fair each year she was always among the first to arrive and the last to leave the fairgrounds. In addition, she was active in statewide 4-H programs working closely with the Michigan 4-H State Awards Program and Exploration Days where Judy and Larry always celebrated their wedding anniversary. Judy also served on the Board of Trustees of the Monroe County Library System for twenty years including service as chair of the board.
She was also passionate about pigs and loved raising them on the farm in Carleton. She assisted her husband in the swine department at the Michigan State Fair, Detroit, during his many years as superintendent. Judy and Larry were recognized with the 2001 Distinguished Service Award from the Michigan Pork Producers Association and Judy was active nationally serving, sixteen years, on the board of directors of the National Pork Council Women followed by service on the board of the National Pork Producers Council when those two associations merged.
She was an active supporter of the Farmdale Friends 4-H Club. She never missed an opportunity to attend and support her grandchildren and their friends at their local 4-H livestock show, the North Carolina State Fair, the North American International Livestock Exposition and National Junior Swine Shows across the country.
The family wishes to extend their thanks to the caring staff at Visiting Angels of Monroe, Wellsprings Lutheran Services, and Promedica Hospice.
The family is establishing a scholarship endowment for Monroe County 4-Hers in Judy’s memory. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made out to Community Foundation of Monroe County and note Judy See in the memo line. Community Foundation of Monroe County, 28 S. Macomb Street, Monroe, MI 48161.
Visitation will be held May 30 from 4pm to 8pm and May 31 from 9am to 2pm at Rupp Funeral Home, where a service will be held at 2:30pm led by Gary Koppelman of Blissfield. Interment will follow at Woodland Cemetery in Monroe.
Judy, longtime Monroe County 4-H Agent retired in 2014 after 30 plus years on the job and having spent five decades pouring herself into Monroe County 4-H. Judy embodied volunteerism not only as a volunteer herself but also in her gift in organizing and leading large groups of adult and youth volunteers. Prior to becoming 4-H Agent, she and her husband were the community leaders of the largest and most well respected 4-H club in the state, the Carleton Go-Getters. She was a past general 4-H superintendent for the Monroe County Fair and currently was assistant general superintendent for awards, a program she started and nurtured. She was recently made an honorary member of the Monroe County 4-H Fair Advisory Board. Through her roles in 4-H, she valued her relationship with the county fair board and fair managers. During the fair each year she was always among the first to arrive and the last to leave the fairgrounds. In addition, she was active in statewide 4-H programs working closely with the Michigan 4-H State Awards Program and Exploration Days where Judy and Larry always celebrated their wedding anniversary. Judy also served on the Board of Trustees of the Monroe County Library System for twenty years including service as chair of the board.
She was also passionate about pigs and loved raising them on the farm in Carleton. She assisted her husband in the swine department at the Michigan State Fair, Detroit, during his many years as superintendent. Judy and Larry were recognized with the 2001 Distinguished Service Award from the Michigan Pork Producers Association and Judy was active nationally serving, sixteen years, on the board of directors of the National Pork Council Women followed by service on the board of the National Pork Producers Council when those two associations merged.
She was an active supporter of the Farmdale Friends 4-H Club. She never missed an opportunity to attend and support her grandchildren and their friends at their local 4-H livestock show, the North Carolina State Fair, the North American International Livestock Exposition and National Junior Swine Shows across the country.
The family wishes to extend their thanks to the caring staff at Visiting Angels of Monroe, Wellsprings Lutheran Services, and Promedica Hospice.
The family is establishing a scholarship endowment for Monroe County 4-Hers in Judy’s memory. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made out to Community Foundation of Monroe County and note Judy See in the memo line. Community Foundation of Monroe County, 28 S. Macomb Street, Monroe, MI 48161.
Visitation will be held May 30 from 4pm to 8pm and May 31 from 9am to 2pm at Rupp Funeral Home, where a service will be held at 2:30pm led by Gary Koppelman of Blissfield. Interment will follow at Woodland Cemetery in Monroe.
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