Judy Laundry

Hinsdale- Judith Elaine "Judy" Laundry, 82, of Hinsdale, New Hampshire, died Saturday evening, September 16, 2023, at the home of her daughter on Old Chesterfield Road, following an extended period of declining health.
Mrs. Laundry was born in Hardwick, Vermont on December 12, 1940, the daughter of Edwin and Julia (Carpenter) Smith. She was raised and educated in Hardwick where she attended public schools including Hardwick High School.
At an early age Judy started working. One of her first jobs was on a chicken farm in Connecticut. For many years she had been employed at the former Book Press in Brattleboro and previously worked at the Belchertown (MA) State School, a facility to help care for those with mental challenges. She also drove a school bus, the one position that she genuinely enjoyed. When she retired, she was a sales associate in the boys' and girls' department at the Walmart store in Hinsdale.
Of her pastimes and interests, she enjoyed camping, Hallmark movies, games, puzzle books, and mostly spending time with her family.
On August 10, 1991, at the Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction, Colorado, she was married to Marshall Laundry who predeceased her on February 10, 2021. Two former husbands, Rev. Timothy Mylott and Elmer Bird, are also deceased.
Survivors include: two daughters, Monica Larson, and husband Ron of Harwick, Massachusetts and Melinda Bousquet, and husband Todd of Hinsdale, New Hampshire; stepson, Richard Laundry, whom she considered a son, and wife Toni of Enfield, New Hampshire; stepdaughter, Lisa Daggett, and husband Paul of Iowa; and two other stepsons. Additionally, she leaves four grandchildren: Amanda Bird Pangelinan and partner Kevin of Nelson, New Hampshire, Sabrina Bird Douglas and husband Dave of Westminster, Vermont, Melaina Cominoli Lazarick and husband Joshua of Chicopee, Massachusetts, and Katelynn Cominoli of Hinsdale, New Hampshire; as well as many great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
She was predeceased by her mother, father, and sister, Mary Ellen Dumas Butler. She is also predeceased by her only son, Andrew William Bird, and two twin great grandchildren.
A Celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at the Millstream Community Center on Main Street in Hinsdale from 1 PM to 4 PM.
The burial of her cremated remains, along with her husband Marshal Laundry's, will be in Durant Cemetery in Cabot, Vermont on November 4th at 1 pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her name may be made to: Rescue Inc., P.O. Box 593, Brattleboro, VT 05302.