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Judith A. Koch White

Birth
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Death
1 Feb 2019 (aged 76)
Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
29-20-S
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Judith A. White, age 76, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Canyon Winds Assisted Living.

She was born on March 11, 1942 in Peoria, IL to Glenn D. and Mary E. (McLaughlin) Koch. She married Dr. Fred Z. White on July 13, 1990 in Peoria. He preceded her in death.

Surviving are her two sisters, Janet (Ronald) Foster of Chillicothe and Barbara (Robert) Martin of Fort Myers, FL. Also surviving are Fred's children: Dr. Janet (Jim) Schnitz, Don (Patricia) White, Kristen (Randall) Evans and Tim White.

She graduated in 1963 from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing and she was employed for several years by Drs. Green and White in Chillicothe.

During her employment there she continued to learn and became of the first nurse practitioners in the country. She then went on to contribute to the field of advanced practice nursing by helping to develop the program that would become part of the curriculum for nurse practitioners at the University of Illinois. Judy later worked as the nurse practitioner for the Occupational Health Department at Methodist Medical Center, retiring in 1990.

After retiring, Judy and Fred made their home in Mesa, Arizona for several years and they stayed involved with continuing education in the family practice medicine.

In Fred's final years, Judy became his primary caregiver. After his passing, she remained in Mesa and continued her lifelong love of reading several books a week.

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Judith A. White, age 76, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2019 at Canyon Winds Assisted Living.

She was born on March 11, 1942 in Peoria, IL to Glenn D. and Mary E. (McLaughlin) Koch. She married Dr. Fred Z. White on July 13, 1990 in Peoria. He preceded her in death.

Surviving are her two sisters, Janet (Ronald) Foster of Chillicothe and Barbara (Robert) Martin of Fort Myers, FL. Also surviving are Fred's children: Dr. Janet (Jim) Schnitz, Don (Patricia) White, Kristen (Randall) Evans and Tim White.

She graduated in 1963 from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing and she was employed for several years by Drs. Green and White in Chillicothe.

During her employment there she continued to learn and became of the first nurse practitioners in the country. She then went on to contribute to the field of advanced practice nursing by helping to develop the program that would become part of the curriculum for nurse practitioners at the University of Illinois. Judy later worked as the nurse practitioner for the Occupational Health Department at Methodist Medical Center, retiring in 1990.

After retiring, Judy and Fred made their home in Mesa, Arizona for several years and they stayed involved with continuing education in the family practice medicine.

In Fred's final years, Judy became his primary caregiver. After his passing, she remained in Mesa and continued her lifelong love of reading several books a week.

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