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Judith Hutchings

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[May 09, 2023]  SPRINGFIELD - Judith Hutchings, 76 of Springfield, formerly of Mt. Pulaski passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at Lewis Memorial Christian Village in Springfield, due to complications related to Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) which she battled for nine years.

Visitation:  9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, May 4, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski

Service:  11 a.m. Thrusday, May 4, 2023 at the funeral home

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski

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Judith Hutchings, 76 of Springfield, formerly of Mt. Pulaski passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at Lewis Memorial Christian Village in Springfield, due to complications related to Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) which she battled for nine years.

Judi was born on April 16, 1946, in Lincoln, the daughter of Arthur and Virginia (Stuart) Stuckel. She is survived by her brother Stephen Stuckel of Eden Prairie, MN.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter, Gina (47), who passed away from cancer in May of 2022 and her former husband, Vernon Hutchings.

Judi graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor’s degree in special education. She went on to pursue her passion of teaching students with special needs for 20 years in the Springfield area. After retirement, Judi continued to be involved in that school system as a volunteer. She read books to the kids and also incorporated her love for animals by taking her pets and rescue animals to those same classrooms to show the kids.

 

One of her hobbies was designing Christmas wreaths and trees as part of the annual Festival of Trees fundraiser to support health related projects at Memorial Health Systems in Springfield. She will be remembered for her love of music and the arts. She was a big fan of singer Jimmy Buffett and enjoyed going to his concerts whenever she could. She also volunteered as an usher at the Performance Arts Center in Springfield for 20 years so she could be close to the various musicals and events there.

A memorial service for Judi will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski. Visitation will take place prior to the service from 9:30-11a.m. also at the Funeral Home. Burial will follow the services at Mt. Pulaski Cemetery.

Memorial donations can be made to The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) at 2700 Horizon Drive, Suite 120, King of Prussia, PA 19406 or online at http://www.theaftd.org/ in memory of Judith Hutchings.

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