Judith Irene (Manninen) Usitalo
May 17, 1958 - March 4, 2025
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HANCOCK — Judith Irene (Manninen) Usitalo, 85, of Lakeview Manor in Hancock, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on March 4, 2025, following a short illness.
Judy, as she like to be called, was married to Harold R. Usitalo on May 17, 1958, at the South Range-Baltic Evangelical Lutheran Church.
She was a Jeffers High School graduate in 1957. She also graduated from Suomi College in 1995 at the age of 53.
Judy was a sales clerk and bookkeeper, but the jobs she liked the best were as a Practical Nurse and Nurses Aide in Seattle, Washington and locally. She enjoyed playing Pinochle, Scrabble, and Sudoku Puzzles.
She had seven children, but two passed away as infants, Tami and Timothy. She is survived by her children: David (Cindy), Daryl (Lori), Jayne, Jill, and Jenifer; grandchildren Christina, Christopher, Amber (Joel), David John, Karl (Kelly), Daryl James, Alexander, Jimmy, Lacey and Lilli; great-grandchildren: Chloe, Logan, Austin, Brendon, Carter, Daxton, Kendra, and Karson; grand-cat, Holley; a sister, Linda Adams and family; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins
Cremation has taken place and there will be a memorial service at the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 6 p.m. with Pastor Soren Schmitt and Charles Korhonen officiating. Spring interment will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Hancock.
Friends may call at the O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home from 4 until the 6 p.m. time of services on Saturday.
Huge thank yous to UPCAP Services, Little Brothers~Friends of the Elderly, Copper Shores, Aspirus Home Health, Portage Home Health, Portage Hospital, Mercy Ambulance, Aspirus Hospital, Doctors Bittner and Oswald, Nate at the Coumadin Clinic, Life Flight, and all the wonderful caregivers at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Green Bay, Hancock Police Department, her many friends at Lakeview Manor, and anyone else we forgot to mention, just know we as family are forever grateful that you were a part of Mom’s life.
The O’Neill-Dennis Funeral Home of Hancock is in charge of the arrangements. To leave online condolences, please go to www.oneilldennis.com. In lieu of flower, donations to Little Brothers~Friends of the Elderly would be appreciated.