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Judith Ann (weihrer) Cotter (10 Aug 1944 - 16 Feb 2005) Obituary

Judith Ann (weihrer) Cotter (10 Aug 1944 - 16 Feb 2005) attended Hillcrest High School in Springfield, MO. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Judith Ann (weihrer) Cotter (10 Aug 1944 - 16 Feb 2005).

Graduation Year Class of 1962
Date of Passing Feb 16, 2005
About Judith Ann (Weiherer) Cotter, 60, passed away on February 16, 2005 at 10:15 p.m. in her home, Maricopa, Ariz. She was born in Springfield, Mo., on Aug. 19, 1944 to Maggie and Earnest Weiherer. Judy was a majorette at Hillcrest High School where she graduated from in 1961. She volunteered at the Old Burge Hospital as a “Candy Striper”. She was a member and baptized at an early age in St. Paul Methodist Church in Springfield. She and her family moved to Phoenix 32 years ago, but Missouri was always her home. Judy loved angels, flowers, cats, and birds. Finding out she had cancer and had two weeks to live, she accepted it completely and bravely, and comforted her family. She told us how beautiful the Phoenix bird was and she would be like that bird and spread her wings and fly away. Her body was received by Life Legacy where Medical Universities from all over the U.S. can do research. Her remains have been cremated and will be interred along with her 18 years old beloved cat, Kaylla. She will be interred in Mount Rose Memorial Gardens where he Mother, Father, and aunt, who preceded her in death rest. She is survived by her daughter and husband, Julie Ann and Brian Hinrichs, Surprise, Ariz; sisters, Shirley and husband Richard Griter, and Wanda June Snyder, all of Springfield; aunt, Dorothy Weiherer, Cedar Creek, Mo.; two nieces, one nephew; two half aunts; and one half uncle; and many friends. Memorial services will be at Mount Rose Chapel in Lebanon with Interment in the Chapel at 11 a.m. March 14, 2005, with Dr. Gary Metcalf, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Springfield, officiating. Arrangements by Holman-Howe funeral home. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to RTA hospice and Palliative Care, 1675 E. Monument Plaza Dr. Casa Grande, AZ 85222. [Spfd News Leader dated March 11, 2005; SSDI]
Judith Ann (weihrer) Cotter (10 Aug 1944 - 16 Feb 2005)