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Wendt, Judith ‘Judy’

Judith “Judy” Wendt, age 87, formerly of Waupaca, passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at The Pines in Clintonville, WI.

She was born on August 18, 1933 in Menasha, WI, daughter of Nicholas and Pearl (Rhodes) Kuepper. Judy married Kenneth Hemingson and raised five children. She then married John Brooks and moved to Tomahawk and went back to school to become a Registered Nurse. After John’s death, she married Roy Wendt in 1983. Judy was a waitress at Simpson’s Restaurant in Waupaca, WI for 12 years and then worked at the King Veteran’s Home as a Nurses Aid. She enjoyed her flower gardens, golfing, singing in Sweet Adelines and traveling in her later life with Roy.

Judy is survived by her children: George Hemingson, Nikki (Randy) Powell, Paul Hemingson, Jean (Fred) Hansen and Lee (Kathy) Hemingson; ten grandchildren: Corey (Sarah) Hemingson, Shelley (John) Westphal, Ty (Jamie) Wohlt, Kenneth Hemingson, Robert Hemingson, Barbara (Kevin) Alloway, Jennifer (John Reed) Hansen, Dylan Hemingson and Jenna (Zach) Wolosek; many great-grandchildren; four step-children: Andy (Karen) Wendt, Mary Johanknecht, Dave (Jo) Wendt and Steve (Vicky) Wendt. Besides her parents and husbands, John Brooks and Roy Wendt; she is preceded in death by a grandson, Michael Wohlt; two sisters, Ione Melberg and Bonnie Fritch and five brothers: Orvel and Frank Krieglstein, Nichols Jr., Richard and Gordon Kuepper.

Memorial services will be on Monday, July 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca, WI with Reverend Ben Kempfert officiating. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery in Waupaca, WI. Friends may call on Monday from 12 noon until the time of services at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be established in her name.

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