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Ong, Judith Ellis
Judith Ellis Ong, 75, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids.
Memorial services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Friends may call from 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home on Wednesday.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Ong, Sr.; children, C.J. Ong, Jr. (Dr. Clar M. Baldus) of Cedar Rapids, David S. Ong of Eldridge, and Rachel E. Ong (Dr. Robert Behrens) of West Des Moines; grandchildren, Joshua Ong of Eldridge, and Andrew and Anna Behrens of West Des Moines; cousin, Robert Livesey of Massachusetts; niece, Elizabeth McElroy, and longtime friend, Barbara Basia Breita, both of Florida.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Walter James.
Judith was born December 21, 1934 at Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., the daughter of David J. and Mary (Cunliffe) Ellis. She graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School, Red Bank, N.J., and attended Montclair State Teachers College in New Jersey. On January 26, 1957 she married Charles Ong in Atlantic Highlands, N.J..
Judy enjoyed reading, cooking, family and hot air ballooning. Judy was editor of the Iowa Balloonists Association newsletter for 15 years and was a lifetime member of the Iowa Balloonists Association. She also received several awards for her newsletter.
Memorials may be given in her name to the Madge Phillips Center-Waypoint, 318 Fifth St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401.
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