Judy K. Hawryluk, 79, of Lancaster, PA, went home to be with Jesus at the home of her daughter in Lancaster Township, where she had resided since 2008. In addition to being a woman of strong faith in God, Judy was known for her love for her family and many dear friends.
She was born in 1946 to Earl and Dorothy (McCurdy) Richwine of Bainbridge, PA. Some of Judy’s fondest memories growing up included times with family along the Susquehanna River and with McCurdy grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins who lived in nearby Locust Grove and Billmeyer.
Judy graduated from Elizabethtown Area High School in 1964, after which she worked for the General State Authority in Harrisburg. She moved to South Annville, Lebanon County, after marrying the late Peter C. Hawryluk in December 1968. They shared 32 years of marriage, a family business, and three children.
Judy’s personal mission over the years was “sowing seeds (of encouragement) among the young people.” Her motto was “bloom where you’re planted!” and she lived it by example in the ways she supported church and community ministries where she was living at different times in her life. She began teaching Sunday school at age 15 at the Bainbridge United Methodist Church and enjoyed leading Jr. Girl Scouts. She taught children’s church at Fontana Christian Fellowship and supported her daughter’s Lebanon County 4-H Clubs. Judy treasured volunteer hours at the Lebanon Pregnancy Center and led dozens of summer Vacation Bible Schools, Pioneer Clubs, and Kids Clubs in various communities and churches, including Living Hope Church, Hummelstown, Grace Community Church, Manheim, and Sunnyside and Habecker Mennonite Churches, Lancaster.
For over 30 years, Judy worked in the office, library, and classrooms at Manheim Christian Day School, where she enjoyed encouraging students to grow in faith and love for Jesus. At home, Judy never stopped praying for her children and grandchildren and would remind them at birthdays and every family gathering to “be a blessing!”
Judy is survived by her brother, Earl M. Richwine Jr.; daughter, Dawn M. (Christopher) Landes; son, Jonathan E. (Karrye nee Kreider) Hawryluk; grandchildren, Karlee (Tavon) Vazquez, Hannah (Aaron) Ayala, Leah (Philip) Miller, Andrew Hawryluk, Zachary Hawryluk, Isabelle Hawryluk, Malise Landes, Nathan (Natalie nee Weinmann) Landes, and Rachel Landes; and great-grandchildren, Elias Ayala, Briella Miller, and Lunea Ayala. Judy was preceded in death by her son, David R. Hawryluk.
A service celebrating Judy’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Buch Funeral Home, 21 W. Main St., Mount Joy, PA 17552. Interment will be private in Bainbridge Cemetery.
Because of her love for the school, in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Judy’s memory to Manheim Christian School, 686 Lebanon Road, Manheim, PA 17545. Arrangements are entrusted to Buch Funeral Home, Mount Joy, PA. To send the family online condolences, please visit BuchFuneral.com.
