Judy Loftus

Judy Lea Loftus passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 13, 2025, surrounded by family, at the age of 75. Judy passed away 18 days earlier than Tom. 

A time of gathering will be held for Judy and Tom on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 4-6 pm, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation, 4565 Pleasant Street SE, Prior Lake, MN, and on Thursday, February, 20, 2025, from 10-10:45 am, with a Mass of Christian Burial, at 11 am, at St. Michael Catholic Church, 16400 Duluth Street SE, Prior Lake, MN. Father Tom Walker will preside. They will be laid to rest at a private family interment at St. John’s Cemetery in Burnsville, MN. Memorials are preferred and will be distributed in Judy and Tom’s memory by the family. 

Judy was born in Minneapolis, MN, and raised in Richfield, MN. She went on to become a pre-school and elementary teaching assistant. Judy loved working with children and treated each and every one as her own family. Her kindness, generosity, and love will be missed by many. 

Judy met Tom Loftus in early 1980 at the local gathering spot in Downtown Savage - The Dan Patch Liquor Store. They were a perfect match as Judy didn’t like the taste of alcohol and Tom liked it too much; he decided he had enough of feeling sick and tired and had his last drink on December 31, 1983. When they started dating Judy told Tom that she is a package deal with Jaime. Tom wouldn’t have had it any other way! The bond that he formed with Jaime was so special and unbreakable. Judy and Tom were married at the Fort Snelling Chapel on August 26 - the day between their birthdays. 

Since Tom was Irish some of Judy and his favorite vacations were to Ireland. They truly loved to travel and even had the chance to take Jaime and Scott on a wonderful cruise to Alaska in the Summer of 2022. 

In 2023, Judy and Tom moved into an Independent Senior Apartment that was built on the Loftus Family Farm. They both enjoyed it there and the staff was a wonderful blessing. 

Judy is forever loved by her beloved husband Tom; daughter, Jaime Lea (Scott) Stanley; other relatives and countless friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Arnold and Adeline Jendro and sister, Janice Witt.