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Judy Monroe, 76

Funeral Services for Judy Monroe, 76, of Melbourne, IA, were held Thursday, October 13, 2016, at St. John United Church of Christ in Melbourne. Pastor Judy Brandon served as her Clergy. Mrs. Monroe was laid to rest in Melbourne Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Dylan Schmidt, Ashley DeGoey, Ayrica Marshall, Hailee Schmidt, Faith DeGoey and Aliana Marshall.

Along with many friends and family, groups attending included Iowa River Hospice, Midwest One Bank and St. John United Church of Christ.

Mitchell Family Funeral Home was entrusted with the care of Judy and her family.

Judy Monroe, 76

Judy Monroe, 76, of Melbourne passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016, at her home and under the care of the Iowa River Hospice Home.

Memorial services for Judy will be on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John United Church of Christ in Melbourne. Visitation will be on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Midwest One Bank, P.O. Box 97, Melbourne, IA 50162- Judy Monroe Memorial Fund.

Judy Smith was born on October 29, 1939, in Toledo, Iowa to Wallace “Sammy” and Maxine (Tode) Smith. She grew up in the Garwin area and graduated from Garwin High School in 1957. In August of 1958, Judy was united in marriage to Kenneth Schmidt and they had three children together. They later divorced. In 1974, she married Robert Monroe of Melbourne and he survives her after 42 years of marriage. Judy had worked at the Garwin Lumber Co. as a bookkeeper, then at Fisher Governor in Marshalltown. In 1971, she began working at the Melbourne Savings Bank, retiring in March of 2006 after 35 years. Judy always enjoyed flowers and was a member of the Melbourne beautification committee and an avid reader. She was on the Melbourne Library Board for many years and was also a member of St. John United Church of Christ and the Red Hat Society.

Judy is survived by her husband Robert. Children: Jackie Schmidt, of Flower Mound, Texas, Jim (Laurie) Schmidt, of Flower Mound, Texas, Jo (Robert) Sutherland, of Melbourne, and stepdaughter Kimberly Brazil, of Oskaloosa. Grandchildren: Dylan and Hailee Schmidt, Ashley and Faith DeGoey. Great grandchildren: Ayrica and Aliana Marshall. She is also survived by her sister Kathy (Kent) Johnston, of Waterloo, and brother Bill Smith (Charlotte Pyle), of Albion.

Judy is preceded in death by her parents Wallace and Maxine and a brother Larry Smith.

The family would like to thank nurse Karla Newton and Mindy Ceaser from the Iowa River Hospice Home.

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