Obituary of Judy E. Quagliana

WESTFIELD - Judy E. Quagliana, 73, of West Main Rd., Westfield, formerly of Wesleyville, PA, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019, at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, PA, following an extended illness.

Judy was born on July 19, 1945, in Grand Island, NE, the daughter of the late Alden and Faye (Kerns) Gray.

Judy was a 1963 Graduate of East High School in Cheyenne, WY and earned her Associate Degree in Dietary Science. She had been employed as the Dietary Manager for the Absolut Care of Westfield and the Absolut Care of Dunkirk.

Judy raised Dairy Goats and was a NYS certified Maker of Goat Milk Fudge and Cheeses, which she proudly sold at county fairs across NYS.  She had been a Dairy Goat judge for over 28 years for the American Dairy Goat Association and had served on its Board of Directors for 12 years.  She had judged shows nationwide, from California to Maine and most all points in between.  She enjoyed the time she spent going out for dinner and to the Casino with her good friends.  Judy loved her dog, Baby.  She married the love of her life, Frank M. Quagliana, Jr. on June 6, 1970 in Westfield; sadly Mr. Quagliana preceded her in death on June 20, 2014.

Survivors include her sons, Frank (Donna) Quagliana of Westfield and Timothy (Carolyn) Molly of Gloucester, VA; and her Daughters, Tina (Dr. John) Keyes of Fredonia, NY and Evelyn Quagliana of Westfield.  Judy was the proud grandmother of, Frank, IV, Anthony Nicholas, Rachel and Joseph Quagliana, Madeline (Carl) Acosta, Eric and Spencer Molly, Emily (Alex) Kurgan, Kathryn (Tyler) Freeman, Amber (Scott) Leamer, Amanda, Bonnie and John, Jr. Keyes, as well as great grandmother of Meredith Freeman, Finley Kurgan and Brynn Leamer. She is further survived by her sister, Diana Hope of Seattle, WA, and her very close cousins, Evelyn and Doyle Bish of Aurora, NE, whom she spent every summer with as a child.    

In addition to her parents and husband, Judy was preceded in death by her sister Alice Hamilton. 

Friends may call on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the MASON Funeral Home, 37 Clinton St., Westfield, NY from 5 to 7 PM and are invited to attend her Funeral Services there on Sunday afternoon, February 24, 2019 at 2 PM with Rev. Albert Clody officiating.  Burial will be private in St. James Cemetery, Westfield, NY.

Memorials may be made in Judy’s name to the Westfield Fire Dept., Memorial Fund, 23 Elm St., or to the Westfield Memorial Hospital Foundation, 189 E. Main St., both in Westfield, NY 14787.

Log on to www.masonfuneral.com to send the Quagliana family a message of sympathy, to light a Memorial Candle or for further information.