Obituary of Judith Kay Whetstone

Judith K. (Parker) Whetstone passed away peacefully Sunday, January 22, 2023 at the age of 76 at Ebenezer Ridges Care Center in Burnsville, MN. She is preceded in death by her parents and loving husband, Jim. Judy has now been reunited with her high school sweetheart and love of her life whom she married in 1965. She loved the family vacations we took to the Black Hills in South Dakota and going to the ocean in Florida. She always enjoyed being out in nature, fishing, painting and spending time with her family. She will be remembered by many for being a good listener with a big heart and becoming another “mom” for many neighborhood kids. In the past number of years, she made a lot of new friends and memories enjoying bingo, finding her love of painting again, going on outings and sharing her life stories while bird watching around the aviary at the Care Center. She is survived by and dearly missed by brother Lynn Parker (Barbara) of Minneapolis, daughters Deb Braucks (Jason Willey) of Rosemount, Cheri Pelzel (Larry) of Rosemount, son Ed Whetstone of Albert Lea, grandson Drew Pelzel of Mankato and many nieces and nephews. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.