Obituary for Judith Ann Hardenburg (Murray)
Judith Ann Murray Hardenburg, age 82, passed away peacefully of cancer at her home in Cedar City UT on December 12, 2022. Judy grew up in Summit NJ, where she graduated from Summit High School and earned a scholarship to St. Elizabeth Hospital’s School of Nursing where she earned her RN.
Judy and her husband,Hal, raised their three children in Berkeley Heights NJ, where she was active in the PTA and marching band parents’ organizations. She worked as a nurse in Oncology, then Nursing Home care, and finished her career as a Hospice nurse, which was her favorite role.
She and her husband retired to Cedar City UT in 1998. Always happiest helping others, Judy enjoyed 22 years volunteering between Med Surge and the Hospitality/Information Desk at Intermountain Healthcare’s Cedar City Hospital. She enjoyed time with her family, close friends, gardening, puzzles and her two dogs, Bryn and Molly. She was also an avid traveler and enjoyed visiting many places around the world.
Judy was predeceased by her husband, Harold (Hal) C. Hardenburg, Jr., MD of Cedar City UT. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Erika and Darren Reber of Cedar City UT and her step grandchildren, Austin Reber and Hailey Mangiaracina and her husband, David; her daughter and son-in-law, Heidi and Bill Evenson, of Summit NJ and her grandchildren, Kelsey Evenson of Jersey City NJ, Courtney Evenson and Katie Evenson of New York NY, and William Evenson and his wife, Kaitlyn Evenson of Needham MA; and her son, Kurt Hardenburg, of White House Station NJ. She is also survived by her sister, Margaret Lacy of Destin FL and her brother, Thomas Murray of Summit NJ.
A small family celebration of life will be planned in 2023. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully asks for donations to Sun Tree Hospice in Cedar City UT, to whom they are grateful for kind and compassionate care at the end of her life.
Judy and her husband,Hal, raised their three children in Berkeley Heights NJ, where she was active in the PTA and marching band parents’ organizations. She worked as a nurse in Oncology, then Nursing Home care, and finished her career as a Hospice nurse, which was her favorite role.
She and her husband retired to Cedar City UT in 1998. Always happiest helping others, Judy enjoyed 22 years volunteering between Med Surge and the Hospitality/Information Desk at Intermountain Healthcare’s Cedar City Hospital. She enjoyed time with her family, close friends, gardening, puzzles and her two dogs, Bryn and Molly. She was also an avid traveler and enjoyed visiting many places around the world.
Judy was predeceased by her husband, Harold (Hal) C. Hardenburg, Jr., MD of Cedar City UT. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Erika and Darren Reber of Cedar City UT and her step grandchildren, Austin Reber and Hailey Mangiaracina and her husband, David; her daughter and son-in-law, Heidi and Bill Evenson, of Summit NJ and her grandchildren, Kelsey Evenson of Jersey City NJ, Courtney Evenson and Katie Evenson of New York NY, and William Evenson and his wife, Kaitlyn Evenson of Needham MA; and her son, Kurt Hardenburg, of White House Station NJ. She is also survived by her sister, Margaret Lacy of Destin FL and her brother, Thomas Murray of Summit NJ.
A small family celebration of life will be planned in 2023. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully asks for donations to Sun Tree Hospice in Cedar City UT, to whom they are grateful for kind and compassionate care at the end of her life.