Judith A. (Wolf) Hatfield

On May 13, 2008, Judith Ann (Wolf) Hatfield of Lake Tapawingo, Mo., passed away surrounded by her loving family and friends. Judy was 75 years old. 

Judy was born May 2, 1933, in Dayton, Ohio. She was the middle child of Cable Wolf and Marion Breen Wolf. She attended Blue Springs High School and the University of Missouri, where she received a dual degree in home economics and marketing. She received a master’s degree in dducation from Central Missouri State University. She married Robert Hatfield in 1956 and shared a very rewarding happy life for 48 years. A son, Mark Robert, and daughter, Hollis Marion, completed their family. Judy was an elementary school teacher in the Blue Springs School District for 28 years before retiring in 1994. She showed integrity and a sense of humor and many positive values. She enjoyed cooking, card designing, and her daily walks with her dog, Abby. She was an active member of the Lake Tapawingo Women's Club, and after her retirement, volunteered for 12 years in the Blue Springs School District. She also was a long time volunteer for the Blue Springs Community Service League, a member of the Retired Teachers Association of Missouri, the Blue Springs Retired Education Association, and a member of Unity Village Chapel in Lee's Summit, Mo. Judy is preceded in death by her parents, sister, Nancy, and husband, Robert, who passed in 2004.

Her survivors include a son, Mark Hatfield and his wife, Nancy, of Grain Valley, Mo.; a daughter, Hollis Weishar and her husband, Greg, of Louisville, Ky.; and her “much loved” grandchildren, Michael Hatfield, Alison Hatfield, James Weishar and Robert Weishar. Her brother, Tom Wolf and his wife, Barbara, and nieces Stephanie Wolf and Stacy Rudd, and great-nieces Lauren, Kathryn, and Camryn Rudd, also survive her.

Judy was a trustworthy and caring friend who tried to live by the words of Mother Teresa: “We do not have to do great things, only small things with great love.”
A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 16, at the Silent Unity Visitors Chapel, Unity Village, Mo. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Silent Unity Visitors Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Mercy Hospital for Cancer Research, 2401 Gilham Road, Kansas City, Mo. 64108, the Community Services League of Blue Springs, 200 S.W. 10th St., Blue Springs, Mo. 64015, and Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. 50, Kingsville, Mo. 64061.