Judith Elizabeth Shrader

Judith Elizabeth Shrader Born 6/6/1939 Died 5/3/2025

Judith was born JUDITH ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG on June 6, 1939 in British Colombia, Canada. The family later moved to Prince Rupert BC where she grew up. He father, Norman Armstrong worked as a pipefitter for Canadian National Railroad. Her plan after high school was to be a nurse. In school she worked for a children’s store.

Bill met Judy on July 1, 1957 when his ship was visiting Prince Rupert to participate in their Dominium Day celebration. There went her plans! They celebrated for Three days and then spent one week together later in the year. Bill proposed by letter in-between and she accepted. The rest of the time they were both miles apart, Judy came down to Los Angeles in February of 1958 to get married.

Judy lived in the Philippines for four years, Alaska for three years and England for three years with short stays in Connecticut, New York, and Virginia in between. She was the mother of 5 kids: Karen, Terry, Pamela, Sherri, and William R. JR.

On of her great accomplishments was to be a teacher in learning how to swim for Marine Soldiers in the pool of Sangley Point Naval Station in the Philippines.

In the later years she enjoyed gardening, oil painting, and traveling. She was active in her church and travel club. She was active as a “Master Gardener.” She was also very active with family and her grandchildren.

A Celebration of life will be at 11:00 a.m. on August 2, 2025 at

First Presbyterian Church of Central Point

456 W Pine St, Central Point, OR 97502

 

Welcoming & Scripture Reading~

"Judy’s family would like to Thank you all for being here to share memories and to celebrate the wonderful life Judy lived.

Following the service the family invites you to join them for a garden tea party reception in the fellowship hall.

Lord, we gather here today to celebrate the life of Judy.

God looked around his Garden and found an empty place. He then looked down upon his earth and saw your loving face. He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest. His Garden must be beautiful, he always takes the best.

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest"

Let us pray, Almighty God, we rejoice in your promise of love, joy and peace. In your mercy turn the darkness of death into the dawn of new life, and the sorrow of parting into the joy of heaven; through our Saviour Jesus Christ, who died, rose again and lives for evermore. Amen" 

We ask for your blessings on those who grieve, and we pray for your peace and comfort."~ Pastor Phyllis Hart.

Reading~ 

"We gather to celebrate a life well-lived, a life that was a blessing to many. We thank Judy for the love, joy, and memories that Judy has left behind. May we cherish these moments and remember the impact Judy had on our lives.

Judy cherished God's love and demonstrated that faith through her life.

We give thanks for the years of love, laughter, and joy Judy shared with us. Just as the flowers bloom and the trees reach for the sky, so too did Judy blossom and thrive in this world. We remember the seeds of kindness, compassion, and wisdom that Judy planted in our hearts" ~ Roz Layne

Celebration of life Eulogy, Life Tribute~

Our family thanks you for being here today to honor our mom’s memory. We are so grateful for all your love and support.

Our mom was born in new Westminster British Columbia on June 6, 1939. She was raised in Prince Rupert British Columbia.

It was there she met William Robert Shrader, the love of her life. They married in 1958 and were married for 67 wonderful years, it was at this time her adventures began. Together, they started a family that grew and grew.

5 children,

One daughter-in-law,

One son-in-law

4 grandchildren,

and 4 great grandchildren .

Mom always said that her best accomplishments in life was being a wife and mother.

Mom cherished her children.

Thank you mom for all the sacrifices you made for us.

Your love and dedication have shaped our lives in so many ways, You always put our needs before your own, we are forever grateful for your selflessness, your devotion to us the sacrifices you made and there where many, your unwavering support, wisdom, guidance, and the unconditional love you gave to each of us.

You had a great sense of humor and could always laugh with us or even when we poked fun at you.

You were the most amazing mom we could have ever asked for.

With our dad by her side they traveled the world together.

To name a few places they traveled are

Egypt, Turkey, Rome, Peru, Alaska, Philippines, Scotland, England, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Spain, The Amazon River, Hawaii,Costa Rica, Morocco, Ireland, Wales and Italy. In Italy they had a private tour of the Vatican City.

Mom purchased a big block of Parmesan cheese and some garlic to bring home to cherish the memories for months after.

To share all the adventures, unique and amazing experiences they did on these month long vacations they could write a book.

Mom was adventurous and always ready and eager to learn and try new things.

Mom was an avid genealogist and wrote a book on her family history.

Mom enjoyed finding out that the Armstrong clan was one of 17 unruly clans of Scotland in 1587.

So we believe moms up in heaven meeting all those ancestors that mom wanted to meet and finding out how they got to Ireland from Scotland.

Mom was a Coast Guard wife who made every move an adventure and there were a lot of them.

One of the moves, mom was a very young mother herself and traveled alone to the Philippines with four children ages four, three, one and Sherri was just six weeks old .

Any service man needed a hot meal mom would say “I’ll put an extra potato in the pot. “

Mom didn’t drive until we lived in Virginia where she had her first car a VW named Daisy.

The floorboard was rusted out so badly you could see the road beneath your feet .

The car that mom drove in England, the gearshift came off in her hand.

Mom took everything in stride, never lost her patience, laughed about all of life’s mishaps.

Mom took a mechanics course and

learned how to change the oil and Do tuneups on our family station wagon. Dad even bought her a timing light for Christmas so she could tune up the car.

To name a few Mom loved lemon meringue pie, key lime pie, chicklet gum, almond Roca, she always ordered an Arnold Palmer - lemonade and iced tea mixed together and would say she was hankering for a piece of fried chicken.

One of Mom’s many favorite hobbies was embarrassing us in public, a skill mom refined to an art form.

In the 1980’s the era of wraparound skirts, yes ladies you remember the dreaded wraparound skirts.

Well mom wore hers a lot!!!

Mom would have a hard time keeping her skirt from untying, especially when shopping at Thunderbird market. The numerous times moms skirt came apart is more than we can count..

I’ll never forget the story Sherri told when mom and Sherri

came home from shopping at Thunderbird that a lady tapped mom on the shoulder in the checkout line and told her that the back of her wraparound skirt was stuck in her pantyhose.

This wasn’t the first time that happened.

Fishing in Alaska, mom wasn’t gonna let that big salmon get away and she jumped off the dock in frigid cold waste deep water. Mom straddled that huge salmon and held it till my brother Terry and Dad came to her rescue.

Mom was the queen of creative threats – none of which she ever followed through on.

Most road trips with 5 kids squabbling in the back and having no personal space as we were crammed in our station wagon with seven people and a dog we heard

“You kids sit on your hands” was moms favorite, followed closely by “Don’t make me turn this car around!” – which mom

actually did once, only to realize she needed to go that direction anyway.

Mom’s favorite home that we lived in was in England. Mom loved the home that we had in Medford overlooking the valley. Mom would stand on the deck for hours and just look out.

Mom was warm and inviting and a friend to all she met. Mom made life brighter for those around her. Those that knew her would say that she always had a smile on her face and that she had the most beautiful smile.

A smile so big it made her nose wrinkle.

Mom cherished all her China and Crystal and loved to set a beautiful holiday table.

When you would visit, mom would pull out one of her many beautiful tea pots and tea cups from England and offer you a cup of tea.

Our mom cherished God's love and demonstrated that faith through her life.

Mom’s enthusiastic singing in church would embarrass us as a child but we cherished it as an adult.

Mom was a swim instructor, softball coach, an amazing artist , gardener, master gardener, genealogist, quilter, seamstress, fantastic cook, wife, mother, grandma, great grandmother and a big sister.

When we feel the wind on our face, hear the sound of birds singing, see flowers dancing in the wind, beautiful hummingbirds flying by, the sound of waves crashing over rocks, we will smile because we know it’s a reminder you’re still with us.

Momma your Always loved, never forgotten and will be forever missed.

We love you momma,

~William Shrader & Rob Shrader

Judith Elizabeth Shrader

June 6, 1939 ~ May 3, 2025

Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us everyday.

Unseen, unheard, but always near.

Still loved, still missed and very dear.

Order of Service ~

Entrance Music ~ Skip BessonetteWelcome & Scripture Reading ~ Pastor Phyllis Hart"Amazing Grace" ~ Lindsay CaldwellReading ~ Roz Layne"In The Garden" ~ Skip BessonetteEulogy, Life Tribute ~ William Shrader, Rob Shrader"How Great Thou Art" ~ Skip BessonetteSlideshowOpen Share ~ Family & Friends

Following the service, the family invites you to join them for a garden tea party reception in the fellowship hall.