Judith W. Reuter

August 25, 1953 - August 25, 2019

Judith Ward Reuter, 65, formerly of East Setauket, NY, Santa Monica, CA and Lake Bluff, IL, passed away in her home in Mundelein, IL, on August 21. Judy was a member of the Union Church of Lake Bluff, where she served as a trustee and participant in the “Church Ladies” book group. She was also an enthusiastic volunteer at Equestrian Connection, which offers equine therapy programs for special needs children and adults, in Lake Forest. An accomplished competitive swimmer in high school and college, Judy continued in Masters swim events, including a 2-mile swim in San Francisco Bay. She also rode her bicycle from San Francisco to Los Angeles and completed the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii in 1983. Judy was born on Long Island, NY, and attended public schools in Setauket, NY, Washington, DC, and Bethesda, Maryland, and graduated from Lake Forest High School in Illinois in 1971, where she played saxophone in the marching band. She graduated from Arizona State University in 1975, and earned a Masters degree from UC Davis in Animal Science. Judy was retired from a career in animal nutrition at Carnation in Los Angeles and new product marketing at Baxter International in Deerfield, IL. Judy is survived by her older siblings Wendy Osborn and Robert Reuter, and younger brother, Douglas, and predeceased by her parents Richard and Margaret Reuter of Lake Bluff, IL. A memorial service will be held at the Union Church of Lake Bluff on September 28 at 1:00 pm. Union Church of Lake Bluff, 525 East Prospect Street, Lake Bluff, IL 60044. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Judy’s honor to Equestrian Connection (equestrianconnection.org) or to CARE (care.org). Funeral Arrangements handled by Reuland & Turnbough Funeral Directors of Lake Forest, for information www.RTfunerals.com or (847) 234-9649.