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Judith M. Allison

Judith M. (Hillman) Allison, 74, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, under hospice care at the Health Center in Kalispell, Mont.

Cremation has taken place and graveside services will be held at the Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale on Saturday, Aug. 22, at 2 p.m.

She was born July 28, 1941, in Glasgow, the second oldest of four children to R.E. "Bud" and Carrol (Carlson) Hillman. She was raised and educated in Hinsdale. In 1958 she married James "Jim" Arndt and they had five children together. They later divorced.

In 1981 she met the love of her life, Tony Pena, while living and working in Gila Bend, Ariz. She was employed as a secretary for Ford Aero Space from 1983 to 1998. In 1999 she and Tony both retired, built and moved into a home in Lakeside, Mont., which moving back to Montana was a dream of theirs for many years.

She enjoyed camping, boating, fishing, hunting, scenic drives, being with her family and many trips back "home" to Hinsdale visiting with classmates and friends.

She was preceded in death by two daughters, Sharon Lee Arndt and Lori Kay Arndt Fitzgerald; her parents, Bud and Carrol Hillman; and her husband, Tony Pena.

Survivors include three children, Carol Ann (Arndt) Henry and her husband, Rod, of Lakeside, Charles "Chuck" Arndt and Shirlee (Arndt) Whitaker and her husband, Brett, all of Saco; two brothers, David Hillman and Gary Hillman; one sister, Shirley (Hillman) Martin and her husband, Doug, all of Hinsdale; grandchildren, Curtis Henry, Marci Henry, Lindsey Arndt, Dallas Arndt, Krysten (Fitzgerald) Ousley and her husband, Robert, Branden Whitaker and Hanna Whitaker; one great-granddaughter, Aubriana Ousley; two aunts, Roseanne Cox and Norma Hillman; and several nieces nephews and cousins.

 

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