Judy E. Meyer

1946 - 2025

Judy E. Meyer, age 78 of Freeport, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at the Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Augusta, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, October 25 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, October 24 and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday, October 25 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport. Parish prayers will be held at 4 p.m. followed immediately by a rosary by the Christian Women and Goldenaires Senior Citizens on Friday evening at the church.

Judy was born on December 1, 1946 to Herman and Evelyn (Theisen) Notsch. She grew up in Richmond and Jacobs Prairie. She married Gary Meyer on April 11, 1970 at the Church of St. Joseph in St. Joseph, Minnesota. They spent their years together living and working their farm just outside of Freeport. Judy also worked as a school librarian at the Sacred Heart School in Freeport, a clerk at Fleet Farm in Waite Park, and as a receptionist at Integrated Health and Wellness Center in Freeport. She was also a member of the Christian Women for many years.

She loved cats, word puzzles (especially the tougher ones!), Twins baseball, country music, playing cards and board games, making holidays special, and traveling both in the United States and around the world. She loved spending time with her grandkids and gave the best hugs to everyone she knew.

Judy is survived by her husband, Gary; daughters, Lynn (John Vogt) Meyer and Vicki (Greg) Elo; grandchildren, Ian Vogt, Mason Vogt, Tristan Elo, and Piper Elo; brothers, Ronald (Evie) Notsch, Loren Notsch, Rick (Laurie) Notsch, and Glen (Mary Kay) Notsch; and sister-in-law, Lois Notsch.

She is preceded in death by her twin daughters, Beth and Becky; parents; sister, Marilyn Simon; brother, Wayne Notsch; sister-in-law, Yvonne Notsch; and godson, Michael Notsch.

The family would like to thank Quiet Oaks Hospice House and St. Croix Hospice for providing wonderful care and a warm, peaceful place for her passing.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Sacred Heart School in Freeport.

Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Freeport.