Judith Walston Dougherty

1942 - 2010

Judith Dougherty, age 68, passed away from cancer on December 8, 2010, in her home in Banning, Calif. with her family at her side. Judy was born to Helen and Virgil Walston in Anacortes, Wash., on December 8, 1942. She graduated from Bellingham High School in 1960 and attended Western Washington State College for a year before moving to California. There she was employed at the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and eventually worked for longtime friend, Dr. Durante for 34 years. While living in the Coachella Valley, she was a former member of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church choir, Sweet Adeline's and the Desert Chorale. She was also an active member of the Sun Lakes Chorale in Banning, Calif. Her husband, Gerald of 41 years, brother Michael and sister, Frances preceded Judy in death. Survivors include sons: Patrick of Banning, Calif. and Sean of La Quinta, Calif.; her grandchildren, Katarina and Dakota of La Quinta, Calif.; her brother, Robert and his wife, Judy of Bellingham, Wash.; brother-in-law, James Dougherty and his wife, Carol of Glendive, Mont. and many nieces, nephews, cousins and longtime friends. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, 1234 Palm Avenue, Beaumont, CA. Burial will be private at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif. In lieu of flowers, donation suggested to Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, Banning Hospice or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were entrusted to Weaver Mortuary, Beaumont, Calif. Phone 951-845-1141 weaver-mortuary.com