Alton, NH

Rye, NH


Judith Marie Stillwagon died peacefully on June 28, 2016. Born on October 22, 1926, she grew up in Southbridge, Massachusetts. She lived for most of her adult life in Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania with her husband, Roy E. Stillwagon before moving to Alton, New Hampshire to be close to her two daughters. She operated an antique and flower shop and loved helping people decorate their homes. In 2010, at the age of 83, she discovered her artistic vision when she moved to Webster at Rye. She had a passion for oil pastel drawings and especially loved drawing animals. Drawing for hours everyday, she enjoyed her late success as an artist, displaying her work at the annual Rye Art in Bloom, selling at craft shows and winning contests.

Jude, as her friends and family called her, found happiness and fulfillment at Webster at Rye. She exclaimed, "I love it here!" She always enjoyed eating out and at Webster, she found a community to dine with each day. She loved making her friends laugh.

Her loving family includes Kerry and Bernard Robertson of Newmarket, Nancy Stillwagon of Alton Bay, Marika Lyons and Simone Boodey and great grandchildren Benjamin and Emmeline Boodey and Lillian Marie Lyons. We are blessed to have had a four generation photo shoot with her and her 19 day old great grandchild who shares her middle name three weeks ago.

Donations in her memory may be made to: Webster at Rye Recreation Fund, 795 Washington Road, Rye, NH 03970, websteratrye.com, to support the art program.

Follow her passion for life: dream more, learn more, do more and become more.


Interment was private at New Riverside Cemetery in Alton. Arrangements by Peaslee Alton Funeral Home.