Judy Swenson, 80
May 3, 1944 — November 15, 2024
GRAND ISLAND — Judy Swenson, 80, of Grand Island, passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, at the Lebensraum in Grand Island.
Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, November 25, 2024, at the Chapel of Higby-McQuiston Chapel in Aurora. Pastor Josh Sikes will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Aurora Cemetery.
No visitation is planned. Memorials may be made to the family to designate at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the family through the mortuary website at www.higbymortuary.com .
Judith J. Swenson, the daughter of Paul R. and Bessie M. (Oswald) Springer, was born in Hastings, Nebraska, on May 3, 1944, and passed away on November 15, 2024, at Grand Island, Nebraska at the age of 80.
Judy was raised in Aurora and graduated from Aurora High School. Judy earned an associate's degree. She worked for the State of Nebraska in Health and Human Services for most of her career. Judy raised her four children, Paul, Joel, Heidi and Joshua. Over the years, Judy lived in Aurora, Broken Bow, Lincoln, and for the last several years in Grand Island.
Judy was a very active member of the Third City Christian Church in Grand Island.
Judy enjoyed making art and crafts, tole painting, playing the piano and playing cards. Judy especially loved spending time with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Those left to cherish her memory are her four children, Paul (Bridgette) Swenson, of Malcolm, Joel Swenson, of Kearney, Heidi Swenson, of Grand Island, and Joshua (Jennifer) Swenson, of Rockford, Ill.; and five grandchildren, Nathan and Sienna Swenson, of Malcom and Elliott, Soren and Ferris Swenson, of Rockford, Ill. She is also survived by her three sisters, Connie (Jerome) Yeutter, of Branson, Mo., Carolyn Johnston, of Monument, Colo., and Patricia (Reynold) Peters, of Beach Park, Ill., and other family members and friends.
