Judith (Engelbrecht) Sweeney

Tell City, Indiana

Judith Engelbrecht Huebschman Sweeney

Judy Sweeney, 86, passed away on June 3, 2024 at Oakwood Health Campus in Tell City. She was born in Spencer County on February 24, 1938 to the late Oswin and Agnes Wittman Engelbrecht. She was united in marriage on September 22, 1956 to John C. Huebschman who passed away in May 1988. She was united in marriage to Alfred Sweeney on June 17, 2006 who passed away on February 15, 2024.

Judy was a loving wife and mother who had worked at General Electric and retired after 32 years. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School for 25 years and VBS for 15 years before caring for her parents. She was active in the Lutheran Women's Missionary League where she held several offices and the LWML sewing and quilting. She also was a member of Tell City Senior Citizens where she held the office of President and Treasurer. Judy loved being with friends and family, quilting, cross-stitching, sewing, jigsaw puzzles, reading, traveling, and helping others.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, John C. Huebschman and Alfred Sweeney; sisters, Jeanette Brown, Margaret Smith, and Pauline Bandy.

She is survived by her children, Jeffery (Kristina) Huebschman of Elkhart, Dr. Jon (Amy) Huebschman of Charleston, TN, Jay (Lee Ann) Huebschman of Evanston; stepdaughters, Shirley (Michael) Phelps and Vickie (Frank) Jackson both of Owensboro, KY; sisters, Juanita Weil, of Tell City, Ruth Ann (Si) Van Asperen of Ft. Wayne, and Doris Schauberger of Tell City; brothers, Paul Engelbrecht of Evanston and Kenneth Lottes of Mayor, AZ; 5 grandchildren, Katie, Kevin, Krystal, Philip and Patrick Huebschman; 5 stepgrandchildren, Amber, Josh, and Jamal Sweeney and Brandon and Jason Phelps.

Funeral Services will be at 10 am Monday, June 10 at St. John's Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 2 – 6 pm Sunday at Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home and from 9 – 10 am Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church. Pastor Steve Shank will officiate. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.

Memorial Contributions may be given to St. John's Lutheran Church and St. Judes Children's Hospital.

Condolences may be left online at www.zoercher-gillickfuneralhome.com

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