Obituary for Judy A. Engel
Judy A. Engel, 74 of Grand Island passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016 at CHI-Health St. Francis. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at All Faiths Funeral Home. Private family graveside service will be Monday in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with Reverend Edgar Schambach, Jr. officiating. Following the burial family will be greeting friends at 2 p.m. Monday for a fellowship celebration at St. Pauls Lutheran Church. Judy was born July 31, 1942 at Hastings the daughter of Louis and Bertha (Williams) Helzer. She graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 1960. On November 22, 1975 she was united in marriage to Vernon Engel at St. Pauls Lutheran Church. Judy was a stay at home mom serving as a room mother for school, assisting with fieldtrips, served as President of Starr PTA a Brownie Leader for her daughters. She worked for the Telephone Company, Hall County Attorney's Office, Runza in the early 90's and then Subway on South Locust where she was manager. Later she worked at Starbucks and Arby's. She retired to take care of her new granddaughter. Survivors include her husband, Vernon; daughters, Sandy Huryta of Brighton, CO, Christy (Trevor) Hinkle of Kansas City, MO, Angie Engel of Grand Island and Tara (Justin) Richardson of Grand Island; grandchildren, Brandon Reynolds, Amber (Evan) Wilson, Garrett (Monica) Wells, Cameron Wells, Billy Huryta, Aiden Hinkle and Raegyn Richardson; great grandchildren, Lucy Reynolds and Lafe Wilson; her siblings, Marilyn (Danny) Stout, Golda Bockbrader, Marilou Baldwin, Dixie (Art) Ostermeier, Jay (Donna) Helzer, Kathleen McCrellias and her in-laws, Karen (Jim) Schwieger, Jerry (Ardith) Engel and Ramona Weber. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, David Helzer. Memorials are suggested to St. Pauls Lutheran Church.