Mar 2, 2021
PAAVOLA Barbara (Dedoes) Judge, 1940-2021. The sun set on the life of Barbara Judge on February 22, 2021, while at home in Hancock, ushering her back to the stardust from which she came.
A life-long lover of the natural world, her presence will forever be felt in the quiet of a woodlot or amongst the blooms of a wildflower garden.
Born on August 24, 1940 in Royal Oak, to Dena and Jimmy Judge, Barbara attended Berkley High School and later went on to graduate from Michigan State University with a degree in urban planning. After spending many years working for the city of Lansing in both the planning department and later as Director of the Lansing Senior Center, Barbara moved to Oregon where she obtained a master’s degree in history with an emphasis on historic preservation from Oregon State University.