Judy Andersen

North Platte, NE- Judy Andersen age 70 of North Platte died Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the Bryan LGH East Hospital in Lincoln.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 27, at 10 AM MT at the Mullen Funeral Home. Burial at the Cedar View Cemetery at Mullen.  A visitation will be held on Monday morning 8:00 AM -10:00 AM MT at the Mullen Funeral Home.  Memorials are suggested to the Cedar View Cemetery at Mullen.

Judy Mae Andersen was born on May 18, 1951, to Rollie and Vera (Stairs) Cash at Mullen.  She attended school in Mullen.  At the age of 15 she started working at the Jewel Dinner.  Judy met John Carr and they were married.  Two children were born to this union, Tom and Dawn.   Judy and John later divorced. She moved to Alliance and worked for the Electric Hose Company.  She then went to work for Burlington Northern Railroad.  While working for the railroad she met and married Dean Andersen.  Judy worked at Red’s Café in Mullen.  She and Dean later divorced. 

Through the years Judy worked for Christensen Landscape where she planted over 10,000 trees, worked for the North Platte Care Center and Centennial Park Care Center in the dietary department, and worked at Casey’s in North Platte.  Four years ago, Judy owned and operated “Judy’s Grab a Bite” in North Platte. 

In March of 2021, Judy had a stroke that had caused her health to decline. 

In her spare time Judy enjoyed puzzles, collecting Coca-Cola items, Elvis Presley Music, and her grandchildren. 

Judy is survived by her son Tom (Rogina) Carr of North Platte, her daughter Dawn Jessup of North Platte, grandchildren, Dehjin, Dalton, Tanner, and Adrena, great grandchildren, Bentley, Chevy, Porsha, Enzo, Eleanor, Audrey, Jaxon, and Oliver, a sister Jean Lovell of North Platte, a sister-in-law Edith Cash of Mullen, and many nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother and infant sister, brothers, Roger, Dick, Kenneth, and Bill, and a sister Joann.