Judith A McManama

Judith A McManama obituary, Indianapolis, IN

Judith A McManama

Judith McManama Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Singleton & St. Pierre Funeral & Cremation Services on May 29, 2025.

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Judith Ann "Judy Mack" McManama, 74, of Noblesville, passed away May 27, 2025 after a fierce battle against leukemia. Born May 26, 1951 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to the late Charles K. and Arlene A. (Spence) McManama, Judy was the embodiment of the Aloha spirit of the state she dearly loved. She was a kind, compassionate, and loving person to those who knew her whether for a lifetime or in the first few minutes of knowing her.
Judy was a graduate of North Central High School and Indiana University.
Judy is survived by her sister Patti Hacker; her nieces NP Shannon (Dr. Joseph) Lee and Kelli (Donny) Canup; her great-nieces and nephews, Kaden, Caleb, Kelsey, Eliza, and Levi. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister Carol. Judy enjoyed attending graduations, sporting events, honors programs, plays, birthdays, any and all activities her nieces or great-nieces and nephews were involved in.
Judy worked for Indianapolis Life Insurance for 25 years and was the Horse Show Secretary for horse shows all over the Midwest and Washington state for more than 40 years. It was the horse community who truly held her heart and where she shined brightest. Judy was recognized with lifetime achievement awards from the horse show community with the
ICHS Shining Star as well as being inducted into the Indiana Horse Show Hall of Fame. Judy loved this community deeply and counted many among its numbers as dear friends and family.
She loved travelling to Hawaii as often as she could, and her passions were family, horses, and horse shows. She will be greatly missed by all, including her family in the horse show community.
A visitation will be held at Singleton and St. Pierre Funeral and Cremation Service, 7602 Madison Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227, on Monday, June 9, from 11:00AM until time of the funeral at 1PM. Burial will immediately follow at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
The family has requested that remembrances be made in the form of contributions to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (https://www.lls.org/) or The Autoimmune Association (https://autoimmune.org/) to support others battling leukemia and rheumatoid arthritis.
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June 26, 2025

Michelle Lawson posted to the memorial.

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Michelle Lawson

June 26, 2025

We sure miss you here at Indy Charity! I even miss your pop cans lined up in the window! I know you´re enjoying greener pastures and all the pretty horses.

Karen Anderson & Bud Robertson

June 2, 2025

With sincere sympathy... Rest in peace my Friend

Jack layman

May 30, 2025

I met Judy around 1985 through Vicki Lindell and her Mom Deloris. I was a hair stylist and eventually I was doing Judy´s hair and did until I retired in 2020. We had a lot of good conversations about the horse shows she worked and her many trips to Hawaii. She really loved going there on vacation.I remember someone drop off a dog on the road I lived on. I was tell Judy about it and her Mom and I used the same Veterinarian and she ended up taking the dog. It was a lot of company for her. Rest in peace Judy. Thank you for your friendship.

Vicki (Lindell) Rutter

May 30, 2025

Judy was my very best friend. We met at Ilico and found out we both took riding lessons at the same stable. This grew into a special friendship that lasted for years. We went to horse shows together, baked Christmas cookies together, worked with the horses together, had tons of laughs together. When my mom and I decided to buy a house that we had enough land to have our horses and ponies with us, Judy joined our little horse farm and moved in with us. It was me, mom, Chris, my son, and Judy. We had a wonderful 10 years living, working and going to horse shows together. When my mom passed away, then ILICo got bought and we lost our jobs, we ended up selling the house. We kept in touch, but I eventually moved to Fla and we lost touch. But Judy will always be "my BFF". RIP Judy. Say hi to my mom and we will see each other again someday

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