WENDY RUTH BADMAN

BRADFORD — With her loving family at her side, Wendy Ruth (Ballentine) Badman, 64, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Bradford, Vt., following a lengthy battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease.

The youngest of eight children, born on May 11, 1960, Wendy grew up in North Falmouth, Mass. She spent her youth at her dad’s boatyard (Fiddlers Cove Marina), swimming and gathering shells at the beach, hanging out with friends, listening to David Bowie, Jackson Browne and Cat Stevens records, and caring for and riding horses.

After graduating high school and leaving Massachusetts, Wendy did some farming in Vermont and upstate New York, later becoming a certified welder at Sandy Hill Corp. in Hudson Falls, N.Y. for a few years. She then moved back to Vermont, living in Brandon and waitressing at Patricia’s Restaurant before settling in Orwell, Vt., to raise her family.

She became a dedicated human service advocate, working as a CNA to support seniors and other individuals in need for many years.

Wendy’s devotion to her family was undeniably the biggest love of her life. From hockey games, horse shows and dance recitals, to school concerts and baseball games, Wendy would show up for her children and grandchildren in every way imaginable to cheer them on as their biggest fan. There was no greater love than the love Wendy had for her family.

Wendy is predeceased by her parents, George and Isabel (Handy) Ballentine, as well as her brother John Ballentine and sister Mary (Ballentine) Bigham.

Wendy is survived by her brother Richard Ballentine and his wife Judy of Oregon; brother Steven Ballentine and his wife Sarah of Massachusetts; brother James Ballentine and his wife Deborah of Virginia; sisters Barbara Ballentine of Massachusetts and Anne (Ballentine) Young of Vermont.

She is also survived by her son Terry Badman II, his wife, Bridget, and their children McKenna and Gage, of Massachusetts; daughter Erin Badman, her partner Cory and children Jacob, Nathalie, Logan, and Hunter; son James Badman of Georgia and his children Isabella, Adaline, Magnolia, and Felicity; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends.

Per Wendy’s wishes, no service will be held. In lieu of services, her family would like to encourage donations to the Alzheimer’s Association of MA/NH. ◊