Judith "Judy" Harrington

Mrs. Judith “Judy” Harrington, 67 of Ubly, passed away Wednesday morning, August 13, 2014 at Huron Medical Center in Bad Axe. Judy was born on August 6, 1947 in Detroit to the late George and Joan (Pekarchik) MacDonald. She married David G. Harrington on November 7, 1973 n Detroit. He preceded her in death on May 17, 2007. Judy was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Detroit. She worked at various companies in the Mt. Clemens area before moving to Ubly in 1983. Judy and her husband owned Ubly Welding, Ltd. for 17 years. She was very proud of her service in the US Navy and was a member of the American Legion for 16 years. She was lovingly known by the children of the community as “Grandma Judy” and was a member of the Foster Grandparent Program for 7 years. She was a member of Good Shepherd Parish, St. John Catholic Church in Ubly where she was a choir member, a Christian Mother, a Eucharistic minister, and Religious Education teacher. She also helped out with the Community Vacation Bible School. Judy was very dedicated to her faith and led a rosary service every Monday on her back porch for all to attend. Judy enjoyed being a crossing guard for many years as it gave her more time to see the children of the community. She was a member of the Ubly Community Club for many years. Judy was extremely proud of her Scottish heritage. One of her passions in life was music, especially playing her violin. Judy is survived by one son, Michael and his wife, Vickie of Ray, MI; two brothers, Bruce MacDonald and his wife, Dolores of Monroe, George MacDonald and his wife, Margaret of Goshen, IN; one niece, Heather MacDonald (Scott McCloskey) of Monroe; two grandchildren, Patrick (Elizabeth) Wilcox of Iowa City, Iowa; Jennifer (Adam) Johnson of Tomball, TX; two great grandchildren, Delaney Wilcox, Evelyn Johnson. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 am Saturday, August 16 at St. John Catholic Church of Good Shepherd Parish in Ubly. Rev. Todd Arnberg, pastor of St. Isidore Parish in Parisville will officiate. Burial will be in the St. John Cemetery in Ubly. Visitation will be at the Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home in Ubly on Friday from 1:30-8:00 pm and Saturday from 10:00-11:00 am at St. John Church only. There will be a Christian Mothers rosary Friday evening at 6:00 pm at the funeral home. Memorials have been requested to the Family Discretionary Fund.