Obituary of Judy Willis

Judy (Gern) Willis of Vineland died on Thursday, June 21, 2007. Mrs. Willis was born in Affula, Israel and emigrated to Vinelande at age 5, with her family, settling on a Sherman Avenue poultry farm, operated for many years by her parents Berthold and Nellie Gern. She graduated from Pierce College, in Philadelphia in 1962 and laterworked as a secretary/administrative assistant for Cumberland Advisors in Vineland, New Jersey, until she retired on disability. She was an active member of Beth Israel Congregation in Vineland, and its sisterhood, where she and her surviving husband of 39 years, Curtis Willis, were regular attendees at services and programs. A cancer survivor for over 25 years, she was a dedicated volunteer with the Reach to Recovery Program of the Vineland Chapter of the American Cancer Society. She also was active in the Vineland Hadassah Women's Club for over 5 years, and the LaLeche League in her earlier life.