Judith "Judy" Ann Farmer Obit

JUDITH "JUDY" ANN FARMER, 77, of Watertown, WI, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Aurora Medical Center in Summit, WI. She wanted to thank the caring staff there and at Marquardt Village. Judy was born Nov. 1, 1943 in St. Louis, MO, daughter of William “Shirley” and Doris (neé Stephenson) Farmer. Judy was a writer on Sesame Street, taught many years at Crosby-Ironton High School and helped start a charter school in Marco Island, FL. She was a lifelong teacher and learner who loved nature. Judy is preceded in death by her parents; brother Don Farmer, Claudia Curle and too many good friends. Judy is survived by a daughter Chris Kennedy and fiancé Joel Raasch; son and daughter-in-law Scott and Christina Niedfeldt; grandsons Alex, Riley and William Niedfeldt; sister-in-law Chris Curle, niece Laurie Farmer and her family; nephew Justin Farmer and his family; Susan Chisholm and Marilyn Boucher, as well as many other relatives and friends. Memorials, if desired, may be directed to Arbor Day Foundation; “trees, rooted in the earth...were the signposts to something beyond.” (Thoreau). Instead of a formal service, the family will be remembering her amongst the cranes and newly-planted trees at her daughter’s. On-line condolences may be made at www.hafemeisterfh.com