Judith “Judy” L. (nee: Bittner) Hutson passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, June 12, 2025. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who will be deeply missed.
Judy was born on March 2, 1940, in St. Louis, Missouri to the late John and Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Bittner. She is survived by her brother, John ‘Denny’ and sister-in-law Jill (Eckman) Bittner; daughter Linda Haus, son and daughter-in-law Gary and Karen (Noltkamper) Haus; grandchildren Angi, Elizabeth, Kyle, John, Carl and partner Tara, Kurt and wife Hannah, and Kayla; great-grandchildren Kaylin, Jameson, Blakely, Brynn, and Mason.
Judy last worked at Western Union, a place that drove her crazy but where she made wonderful friends. Upon her retirement, she married the love of her life, Frank Hutson, who sadly passed shortly after.
Judy loved to bake (especially cookies for Christmas and lasagna for her son) and crochet. And she loved her dogs she had throughout her life, despite some of them being small terrors. She will be missed.
Services: Visitation at Kutis South County Chapel 5255 Lemay Ferry Road Monday, June 16, 2025, 11am until service at 1pm. Interment Park Lawn Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to your local pet rescue organization.
Grandma was a force of nature. She survived the majority of her adult life being single, despite her 3 marriages. She taught her grandchildren to fight for themselves no matter what, despite debating with Angi on the regular on “what that means.”
Grandma was candid with me as I got older. As was I with her. It was awesome. Our adult relationship was way better. I called her out and she would agree and give me the back story as to why. In college I met the woman who made me. In 2020, I really met her.
Judy was a fucking force. No man was going to control her. No parent would control her. She was strong. She was opinionated. She was my grandma. I’m proud. I’m sorry I didn’t speak at her funeral. I should have. I hope this makes up for it.
She deserved more than she got. But she never expected it. She did it on her own. Best example of surviving how lucky that example was my grandma.