Judith Ann Gardner, 79, of Manteno, Illinois, passed away on January 1, 2022.

Judy, born on April 1, 1942 to Clyde and Alice Gardner in Texarkana, Texas. Judy went on to graduate in 1960 from Hinsdale Central High School.  After graduating from high school, Judy went on to pursue life at University of Wyoming.  Judy left college and fell in love with modeling.

In Illinois, she met Robb Christian Beyer and the two were married.  Judy and Robb had two children, Alysia Saleice Beyer Estes and Robb Randall Christian Beyer.  After divorcing, in Texas, she met Stephen Allan Puttroff and was married and had two more children, Mark Allan Puttroff and Glenn Gardner Puttroff. 

 She was a fiercely dedicated mom to all of her children, raising all four of them to go on to accomplish things she never imagined. Family came first and was above all else to Judy, a value she instilled in all those around her. The hole left by her absence is impossible to fill.  

Judy was predeceased by her father Clyde Eli and Alice Millie Fulton Gardner.  Judy is survived by her four children, grandchildren, Jasper Dylan Estes, Amy Marie Beyer Lake, John Randall Beyer, and David Clyde Beyer, great grandchildren, Aksel Christian Estes and Travis Adam Beyer.  

She had many various hobbies (photography,  making Christmas ornaments in the kitchen and painting them, dried weed floral arrangements, ceramics and teaching classes, macrame, Crazy Quilt shop in Mt. Enterprise, Texas, anything crafty, collecting antiques, collectible tins, McDonald tchotchkes, Volkswagen Diecast cars, Native American stuff, Bing & Grondahl plates) and was very creative. She loved life but had a special connection to animals (raising poodles, great danes, fish, a monkey, pigs, goats, sheep, geese, cows, a pony, ferrets, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, chinchillas, cats, and last not but least was her iguana .  She was happily employed with McDonald Corporation Information Services, working in their corporate offices.     She had a thing for Dollar Stores and online shopping.  She made friends everywhere she went.

Services will be April 1, 2022 at Bronswood Cemetery in Oak Brook Illinois.

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