Judy Powell
Judith Marie Powell died unexpectedly Oct. 27, 2022, at home in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.
She was born Sept. 26, 1946, in Julesburg, the daughter of Henry and Marie (Nein) Krumm. During high school, Judy was active in the band and choir and was a cheerleader, graduating from Ovid High School, Class of 1964.Following graduation, she studied at Barnes Business School in Denver.
Judy married the love of her life, Ted Powell, on her birthday, Sept. 26, 1965, and settled in Longmont, where Ted started his 47-year career with IBM in Boulder. This is also where their two children, Gregory Ray and Colleen Marie, were born.
Ted and Judy made several moves, including Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Omaha, Nebraska; Baltimore, Maryland; Southlake, Texas; and Trophy Club, Texas, before building a house in Cranberry, Pennsylvania, to be close to their children.
While in Texas, Judy and Ted were faithful members of the White’s Chapel Methodist Church, where Judy sang in the 80-member choir. Their choir sang in many locations around the world, including the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., as well as the American Military Cemetery at Normandy and the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Along with raising their children and making a home, Judy worked as a buyer in various industries, including medical and steel. No matter where she lived and worked, she made many lifelong friends.
In their 57 years of marriage, Judy and Ted traveled all over the world. Some of their amazing journeys included trips to see the mountains of Machu Picchu, giant tortoises in the Galapagos Islands, the blue and white houses on the coast of Santorini, and the elephants on an African safari. They shared a 12-hour trek across the Ukraine to attend a three-day wedding. They loved seeing the world together with family and friends.
In addition to her parents, Henry and Marie Krumm, Judy was preceded in death by her brothers, Kenneth and Eugene; nephews, Philip and Paul Krumm; brothers-in-law, Gene and Jean, Bob and Betty, Bernard, and Rex and Beverly; and sister-in-law, Mildred and Zeke Zimmerman.
She is survived by her husband, Ted; children, Greg and Tori of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, and Colleen and Bill Kasenic of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; grandson, Spencer Powell Kasenic; brother, Gary and Carol of Holyoke; sisters-in-law, Dorthy Krumm of Hastings, Nebraska, and Betty Powell of Ovid; brother-in-law, Chuck and Joan Powell of Ovid; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorials are suggested to the Ovid United Methodist Church in Judy’s memory.
Condolences may be shared at prairiehillsjulesburg.com, where the services were streamed live.
A service of remembrance was held Nov. 2 at the Ovid Methodist Church, with Kristi Firme and Gary Rahe officiating. Interment followed at the Ovid Cemetery.
Prairie Hills Funeral Home directed the service.