Judith 'Judy' Ann Duryee (1941-2019)

Judith ‘Judy’ Ann Duryee, 77, passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 in Ellsworth. She was born Sept. 20, 1941 in Kansas City, Mo. to Roscoe C. and Josephine M. (Schanz) Bowman.
Judy married Delbert Duryee at Trinity Lutheran Church in Salina on June 6, 1965. She was an elementary school teacher, homemaker, and retired from Post Rock Rural Water District in 2012. Judy was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, American Association of University Women, and KU Alumni Association.
Judy is survived by her husband Delbert of Ellsworth; son, Dean Duryee (Melissia) of Hutchinson; daughters, Donna Petersen (Mark) of Olathe and Janell Murphey (Robert) of Ellsworth; brother, James Bowman (Natalie) of Appleton, WI; and nine grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation is from 1-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m.
The funeral service is at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, rural Ellsworth with burial following in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church or the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, in care of Parsons Funeral Home, Box 45, Ellsworth, Kan. 67439.
Condolences may be left at parsonsfh.com