Judith Dempewolf, 79

Sept. 4, 1941 —

June 18, 2021

 

HARMONY - Judith A. Dempewolf, age 79, of Harmony, Minn., passed away on June 18, 2021 at the Gundersen Harmony Care Center. 

A memorial service will be held on June 25, 2021 at the United Methodist Church in Lime Springs, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m., with the memorial service following at 11 a.m. Rev. Paula Hemann will officiate. Lunch will be served at the Lime Springs Community Center after the memorial service. A private burial will be held at a later date.

Judith was born on Sept. 4, 1941 in Emmetsburg, Iowa to Donald W. and Julia Cornwell. She lived in Havelock, Iowa and attended school there until 1955, when she moved with her family to Adams, Minn. She graduated from high school in 1960. On Sept. 9, 1961 she was united in marriage to Morris L. Dempewolf at United Methodist Church in Dexter, Minn. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, taking walks and doing anything with her family and friends.

Judith is survived by three daughters, Colleen Dempewolf of Erie, Colo., Renee (Jim) Reicks of Harmony, Tonya (Doyle) Benson of Stewart, Minn.; one son, Jason (Amanda) Dempewolf of Harmony; 11 grandchildren, Nicole (Mike) Bergeland of LaFayette, Colo., David (Priya) Chuzles of Roseville, Minn., Sarah (Braden) Hahn of Preston, Minn., Andrew Reicks of Harmony, Phillip, Josiah, Julia and Lydia Benson of Stewart and Coltan, Maggie and Lilianna Dempewolf of Harmony; three great-grandchildren, Ruby and Brooks Bergeland of LaFayette and Porter Hahn of Preston; a sister, Therma Fitzgerald of Lime Springs; three brothers, Harvey Cornwell of Havelock, Jearl Cornwell of Grand Meadow, Minn. and Dalton (Hoe Cha) Cornwell of Bentonville, Ark. 

Judith was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and one sister.

She donated her body to the Mayo Clinic Department of Anatomy.