Judy M. Babcock - Flandreau

April 5, 1940 – Jan. 7, 2018

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Judy M. Babcock, 77, of Flandreau, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. 

Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church, Flandreau. Burial is in Union Cemetery. Visitation is 5 – 7 p.m. today at Skroch Funeral Chapel with a 7 p.m. prayer service.

Judy was born April 5, 1940, in Flandreau, to Leon and Pansy (Duncan) Bachman. She graduated from Egan High School in 1958 and then went to the South Dakota Beauty Academy in Sioux Falls for one year. 

Judy worked in Flandreau as a hairdresser and there she met Fred Petersen. They were married July 21, 1961, in Flandreau. They had three daughters, Jody, Mindy and Sally, and were married 17 years. 

Judy worked at the Flandreau Hospital in the kitchen as a cook. She met Donald Babcock and they were married Sept. 9, 1989 in Flandreau. They lived south of Flandreau for 10 years before moving to Brookings in 1999. They moved back to Flandreau in 2010 and her husband died Dec. 29, 2012. Judy was a member of the United Methodist Church, Flandreau.

Judy is survived by three daughters, Jody (Tommy) Wallin-Clark of Sugar Land, Texas, Mindy (Mike) Smith and Sally (Mike) Johnson, both of Flandreau; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister Joanne Olson of Brookings and brother Dennis Bachman of Sioux Falls. Judy was preceded in death by her husband Don.  

For online condolences, visit www.skrochfc.com.