It would be foolish to suggest these relationships can easily be replaced: They can’t. What can older adults who have lost their closest friends and family members do as they contemplate the future without them? If, as research has found, good relationships are essential to health and well-being in later life, what happens when connections forged over the years end? Margie died of sepsis after an infection. Elaine succumbed to injuries after a car crash. Within two years, Marlene died of cancer. Then, just before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, it was over. Although she met people easily, Leskin had always been something of a loner and her intense involvement with this group was something new. Leskin was different from the other women - unmarried, living alone, several years younger - but they welcomed her warmly, and she basked in the feeling of belonging. Online condolences may be made at sitting around a table, talking and laughing.Ī touch on the arm, as one of them leans over to make a confiding comment.Ī round of hugs before walking out the door.įor years, Carole Leskin, 78, enjoyed this close camaraderie with five women in Moorestown, New Jersey, a group that took classes together, gathered for lunch several times a week, celebrated holidays with one another and socialized frequently at their local synagogue. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in memory of Judie to the Central PA Humane Society, 1937 E. Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Santella Funeral Home, where a vigil for the deceased will be held. She was a member of Saint Rose of Lima and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Churches.įriends will be received from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Our prayer is that there really is a Rainbow Bridge and Judie is sitting on it right now with her Dad and all of the many animals she cared for throughout her life. Her beautiful smile and infectious laugh will be remembered and missed. She fought a long hard battle with Alzheimer’s for nine years until it stole her precious memories from her. They enjoyed parasailing, horseback riding, jet skis, zip lining, scuba diving, helmet diving, snorkeling, four wheeling, motorcycle riding and swimming with dolphins, sea lions, sea turtles and sting rays. Judie and her husband John traveled to several tropical islands on cruises, enjoyed all-inclusive resorts and toured five countries in Europe. She loved camping and creating various arts and crafts, including oil painting, which she learned from her sister, Billie Hollen. Judie had an undying love for all animals. She retired with 10 years of service from the Altoona Walmart. After his death, she went to work for the Pennsylvania State Liquor Stores and Country Garden Market. She co-owned Sub City of Broad Avenue and Grahams Wooden Nickel Restaurant with her first husband. She was a licensed projectionist at the Altoona Drive-In Theatre and the 764 Drive-In Theatre. ![]() ![]() She was a 1961 graduate of Altoona High School and attended Penn State University. six grandchildren: Kylee Johnson, Alyssa McCullough, Victoria Crawford, Haley Crawford, Matt Crawford and Taylor Himes five great-grandchildren: Leighton, Brinlee and Braylon Johnson and Aria and Kailo Givens three sisters: Linda (Mike) Landsberry, Billie (Kenny) Hollen and Debbie (Dave) Burgmeier, all of Altoona and several nieces and nephews. Judie is survived by her loving husband four daughters: Kathy (Steve) McCullough of Altoona, Lisa (Doug) Crawford of Port Matilda and Lorie and Loni Graham of Centreville, Md. She later married John Basciani, with whom she has been with since 1983. Graham, with whom she had four daughters. In 1962, she married her first husband, John E. Judie never had the joy of knowing her father Chester, as he was killed in action during WWII, shortly after she was born. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Chester and Mary (Leamer) Means.
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