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11/04/2024
Judith Kaye Raisley
Raisley Funeral Home - Owner
Judith Kaye Raisley, age 79, of Prospect, passed away peacefully late Saturday, October 26, 2024, in Concordia of Cranberry, after she lost her fierce battle with leukemia.
Born August 16,1945 in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Archie Edward and Clara Elizabeth Herold Shaffer.
She was a proud 1963 alumni of Slippery Rock Area High School, who loved her schoolmates and enjoyed every class reunion. She attended Adrian College in Michigan, and then returned home to work at the former Nationwide Insurance on Main Street Butler, where she made life time friends, especially Kathy (David) Craig and Louann (Richard)Lucas.
She was a housewife and mother to two daughters when her husband Ed suddenly passed away, leaving her to continue the operations of the Raisley Funeral Home in Prospect for over 40 years on a widows license. During that time, she had also served on the Slippery Rock Area School Board in the 80’s and as the local Tax Collector for Prospect Borough, Slippery Rock School District, and Butler County for 35 years, retiring in 2021.
Judy was a faithful member of the Mt Chestnut Presbyterian Church, where she enjoyed being in the choir and loved her choir family at weekly Thursday night practices. Previously she was a longtime member at The Presbyterian Church of Prospect, where she served many years as an Elder. She enjoyed Holiday Church Services and Community Lenten Services. She also enjoyed her friends at the Prospect Emmanual Lutheran Church and many friends at the festivals and dinners at St Christopher’s Catholic Church in Prospect.
In 1987, she was one of the first women to join Rotary International in the Rotary Club of Portersville-Prospect. She earned the Paul Harris Fellow, organized numerous fundraisers including Golf Outings, pancake breakfasts, and Elvis Shows. She enjoyed volunteering for Rotary Turkey Round Up and the annual Fall Festival at McConnells Mill State Park. She loved her Rotary family who met weekly on Tuesdays.
For over 50 years she was a volunteer for the Connoquenessing Meals on Wheels, where she also coordinated the Prospect route and housed the basket and coolers.
For many years she worked the Board of Elections in Prospect, where she was the Republican Majority Inspector. In 2019, she was honored by Butler County Commissioners for voting 50 consecutive years.
Judy enjoyed golfing and was on the Lake Arthur Ladies League for over 30 years on Wednesday mornings.
She enjoyed decorating, dressing, cooking, and family time for all Holidays. She adored her grandchildren and attended many musical, scholastic, and sporting events for them. She loved singing, dancing, playing cards, golfing, traveling, going to the North Washington Rodeo for her birthday, shopping, shoes, jewelry, and collecting many watches.
She is survived by her daughters Vicki (Jeff) Foley of Orlando, Florida and Keri Raisley of Prospect; her grandchildren Kyle Foley, Alexis (Jack) Foley, Andrew Foley, Chase Gill, Nate Gill, and Emma Hays; brother in law Willis (Leslie) Raisley; niece Connie Shaffer; nephews Bryan Shaffer, Paul Raisley, and Matthew Raisley.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Edward L Raisley, whom she married Nov 5, 1967 and who passed away March 9, 1986; her companion James Hill from 1992 to his passing in 2019; her brother Ronald Shaffer; her in laws Ralph and Lois Raisley; and her nephew Larry Shaffer.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 2pm to 6pm at the Raisley Funeral Home and Cremation Services, pc., 387 Main Street, Prospect.
A Graveside Service will be on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 10AM in the Greenlawn Burial Estates, 731 W Old Rt 422, Butler.
The Funeral Service will be on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 11AM in the Mt Chestnut Presbyterian Church, 727 W Old Rt 422, Butler, with Rev. Larry Maley, her church pastor officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to her Rotary Club of Portersville-Prospect, PO Box 194, Portersville, PA 16051.
We would like to thank our Family, Friends, Doctors, Nurses, Aides, and EMS, who are affiliated with Harmony Ambulance, Portersville Family Practice, UPMC Facilities and Cancer Center, UPMC Family Hospice, Good Samaritan Hospice, and Concordia at Cranberry, who all provided compassionate and immaculate care to our dear mom.
