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Judy Rojas Obituary
Julia Ann "Judy" Hadley Rojas, 73, of Idaho Falls, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015, at home surrounded by family. She was under the care of Hands of Hope Home Health and Hospice.
Judy was born Aug. 27, 1941, in Idaho Falls to Edward and Lillian Baker Hadley. She grew up in Idaho Falls and attended Idaho Falls High School.
In 1959, she married Jess Ralph Ellars in Elko, Nev. They were later divorced. She then married Ben Rojas.
Judy worked at LeBarons, Tiger Paw Café, Bairs Café and Burgraff Construction.
She enjoyed gardening, camping, horseback riding and posse.
She was a wonderful loving mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.
She is survived by her son, Robert (Sherri) Rojas of Idaho Falls; son, Wade Ellars of Minneapolis; daughters, Tammie Wiscombe of Idaho Falls and Teri Rojas of Boise; brothers, Doug (Carlene) Hadley, Roger (Judy) Hadley and Kevin Hadley, all of Idaho Falls; sister, Carol (John) Drouin of Idaho Falls; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, Edward P Hadley; her mother, Lillian Hadley; two brothers, Eddie and Steven; her sister, Peggy Moffat; and all four grandparents.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 30, at the 14th Ward LDS Church, 651 Gladstone St., with Bishop Hannon officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. prior to services at the church. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery, 2355 Rollandet St.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest that contributions may be made to Judy Rojas Memorial Fund at any Scenic Falls Credit Union.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com.
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Teri Rojas
March 30, 2016
I miss you Mom.
Tammie Wiscombe
March 30, 2015
Mom I will miss you every second of every day. I love you. Tammie
Alicia Anderson
March 29, 2015
Judy watched my daughter for a few years and in that time we got to be good friends. My daughter loved her so much and called her grandma. She was a very nice lady and heaven definitely got another wonderful angel. She will be missed by many but never forgotten.
Sherrie Larsen
March 28, 2015
I will miss her greatly,she always knew just the right thing to say when you needed it the most.What a wonderful friend she was.
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