Judy Johnson

Judy Johnson, 60, of Winterset, died Tuesday July 28, 2015 at her home near Winterset. A memorial gathering will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 31 at Ochiltree Funeral Service; where her family will be present to receive friends. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 1 at Ochiltree’s with burial to immediately follow in the Union Chapel Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family and condolences may be left for the family online at ochiltree.com. Judith Ellen Terpstra, daughter of Robert and Mary (Slycord) Terpstra, was born October 18, 1954, in Pella, Iowa. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1973. Judy’s marriage to Randy Johnson took place on March 4, 2007 in Florida. During her working years Judy was a preschool teacher for Head Start in Winterset at the First Presbyterian Church. She also did respite care for families taking care of relatives with disabilities and was a dietary aid at the Winterset Care Center North. All this said, she would most wish to be remembered as a supportive and loving farm wife to Randy and a devoted mother and grandmother who loved nothing more than spending time with her grandchildren. Judy was always busy doing something, whether crocheting, cooking, supporting Randy at pick-up pulls or going to watch her sons at Mud Runs, she was there. She also loved playing cards, camping and camp fires, starry nights, and simply being outdoors to enjoy and taking in nature’s beauty. Judy is survived by her husband, Randy Johnson of Winterset; children, Nick Hamilton of Winterset; Nicole Hamilton of Ankeny; Lucas (Mallory) Johnson of Winterset; daughter-in-law, Kandi Johnson of Winterset; brothers, Randy Terpstra of Pella; Mike (Marcia) Terpstra of New Sharon; sister Connie (Jerry) Dowell of Pella; seven grandchildren, Anna Johnson, Jaycob and Shelby Hamilton, Alexia Peterson, Michael Wildin and Cameron and Kaitlyn Johnson; extended family and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; son R. C. Johnson and infant twin brothers.