HUBBARDTON, Vt. — The family of Judith Sperry Gibbs is saddened to announce her passing on Jan. 23, 2024.

She was born Aug. 14, 1941, in Norway, Maine, to Carl and Tyyne Sandstrom and spent her childhood there. She was the salutatorian of her graduating class. She graduated from the Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing in Lewiston, Maine, in 1962.

She was a real estate broker, and for many years worked at Bill Beck Real Estate in Middlebury, Vt. She also practiced as an R.N. at Shorewell Medical Center in Shoreham.

Judy was a Lioness in the Middlebury Lions Club and volunteered for HomeShare (helping match people without homes to people needing housemates).  She also volunteered at the Neat Repeats thrift store in Middlebury.

Judy is remembered for her passionate support and caring for her family and loved ones. If anyone was in need of a friend, Judy could always be counted on. She was always ready for a game of cribbage, if her opponent did not mind losing.

Judy is survived by her husband, Bob Gibbs; and children, Nathan Greer of York, Maine, Benjamin Greer of Boulder, Colo., and Paula Sperry of Rutland, Vt. She is also survived by stepchildren, Rhonda Nichols of New Ipswich, N. H., and Beauzetta Sperry of Greenville, N.H. She is also survived by grandchildren, Seth and Owen Greer of Colorado and Stephen Schoff, Danielle Schoff, Doug Nichols, and Jamie Nowak, all of New Hampshire; and Olivia Greer of Bucksport, Maine. Other family members include sister, Carla Sandstrom and husband Daniel Crook of Lebanon, N.H.; sister-in-law, Verna Navin of Rutland, Vt.; stepchildren Raymond Gibbs of Poultney, Vt., and Katje Hewes of Hubbardton; and step-grandchildren Gavin Schillinger of New York, and Lorna and Edward Hewes of Hubbardton, Vt.

Those who loved her will miss her deeply, but feel blessed to have had her in our lives.

Donations in Judy’s memory can be made to the March of Dimes or the Lions Club.

Arrangements under the direction of Sanderson-Ducharme Funeral Home, Middlebury, Vermont.

Online condolences at www.sandersonfuneralservice.com. ◊