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Judith M. Weiskopf

Nov. 1, 1953-June 7, 2021

Judith “Judy” Weiskopf,

67, Minot, died peacefully

in her home Monday,

June 7, 2021 with family

by her side.

Judy was born No-

vember 1, 1953 in Minot,

North Dakota, the

daughter of Arnold and

Betty (Rothenberger)

Johnson. She was raised

on a farm in rural Parshall

and graduated from

Parshall High School in

1971. Many sweet and

joyful memories were

made with her siblings

and dear friends as she

grew up. After graduation,

she lived in Minneapolis,

attended Business Col-

lege, and achieved her

certification as a flight at-

tendant.

Judy returned to Minot

and worked as a waitress

at the Capri Cafe. Soon

after, a certain gentleman

would come in every

morning for breakfast be-

fore hitting the road on

his daily trucking route,

and that is how she met

the love of her life, James

Weiskopf. On a first date,

Judy rode on the

handlebars of Jim’s bicy-

cle and she loved to cheer

him on at the Nodak

Speedway, often shining

up his car before the

races. They were married

on December 28, 1973.

They lived in Minot for

a short time before mak-

ing their home near rural

Burlington in 1976. Judy

was employed at the

Speedway Restaurant for

27 years, followed by

Simonson’s, until a diag-

nosis of Non-Hodgkin’s

lymphoma forced her re-

tirement. Her greatest and

most fulfilling joy in life

was being a Mom and

nurturing her two chil-

dren, Bryan and Dana. Jim

and Judy worked side by

side while raising their

family and creating a lov-

ing home. They had many

different animals they

cared for and she was a

constant support to Jim

and his trucking/salvage

business. They were only

separated when Jim sadly

passed away on April 8,

2020.

She was an avid gar-

dener who was often

found outside, tending to

her beautiful flower gar-

dens and enjoying the na-

ture around her. She was

well known for her love of

baking, cooking and can-

ning; lucky visitors were

often sent home with a

plate of baked goods made

with love. She also loved

to read and there was

rarely a night you would

not find Jim and Judy en-

joying each other’s com-

pany by simply reading

together as they unwound

from their days. The sim-

plicity of life was what

made their love strong

and whole.

Judy had attended

Peace Lutheran Church in

Burlington.

Her loving family in-

cludes, children, Bryan

Weiskopf of Minot and

Dana Weiskopf (Aaron

Kirkeby) of Kennedy, MN;

siblings, Jim (Mary) John-

son, West Pine Ridge,

Manitoba, Ben (Bonnie)

Johnson, Oklahoma City,

OK, Jean (Terry) Kolden,

Roseglen, ND, Andy John-

son, Oklahoma City, OK

and brother-in-law Bruce

Simonson, Beverly Hills,

FL; Father, Arnold John-

son of Garrison; several

nieces, nephews and

cousins; along with many

friends and neighbors.

Judy was preceded in

death by her husband,

Jim, mother, Betty, her

sister, Janet Wherely and

brother-in-law, Charles

(Mary) Weiskopf.

Celebration of Life ser-

vice: Tuesday, June 15,

2021 at 11:00 a.m. in

Peace Lutheran Church,

Burlington. ** A live

stream of the service can

be accessed by going to

Judy’s obituary page on

the funeral home website

at (www.thomas

familyfuneralhome.com)

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Monday,

June 14th from 5:00-7:00

p.m. in Thomas Family

Funeral Home.

Memorials: Leukemia

and Lymphoma Society

(LLS)

Those wishing to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories can

do so at (www.thomas

familyfuneralhome.com)