Judith Ann Grimm

Judy Grimm, 79, of Waterloo, died on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at UnityPoint Health – Allen Hospital.

She was born on March 11, 1942, in Des Moines, daughter of Everett "Bud" E. and Mildred I. Jones Hawkins and graduated from Saydel High School in 1960.

Judy worked at Riddles Jewelry Store in Waterloo and Cedar Falls for many years, retiring in 2017. She married David L. Grimm on June 10, 1962, at Highland Park Christian Church in Des Moines.

She was a member of Cedar Valley Church in Waterloo where she was active in Women's Bible Study and the prayer chain. Judy enjoyed monthly birthday lunches with her church friends and visiting with family, friends and loved ones regularly. She was a full-time homemaker and mother for most of her life. She was a very family-oriented woman. She liked playing games, putting together puzzles and attending annual craft shows. She was very social, telling stories of her family and life. Strangers were drawn to her warm and outgoing spirit, and they became friends instantly. Judy could light up a room.

Judy is survived by her husband, David, Waterloo; daughters, Kris (Kathy Colegrove) Grimm' Des Moines and Kim (Sheldon) Anderson' Shakopee, MN; grandson, Cody Malone' Shakopee' MN; many nieces and nephews; and her dog, Abbie. She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Gerald "Jerry" Hawkins.