MALFERO, Judith E. "Juju" (McCarville) 1942-1999

MALFERO, MCCARVILLE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/5/2011 at 14:32:07

JUDITH E. "JUJU" MALFERO

NORA SPRINGS, IOWA - Judith E. "Juju," 57, died Thursday (Oct. 14, 1999) at 302 Third St. NE, Nora Springs.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Dennis Cahill of Holy Family Catholic Church officiating. As she requested her remains will be cremated following the service.

Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory and until the time of the service Monday.

Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa or to the Judy Malfero Memorial Fund.

Judith E. "Juju" Malfero was born June 15, 1942, and was raised in Mason City by her mother and stepfather, Loretta and Ray McCarville. She attended Mason City schools.

She married Joseph N. Malfero Dec. 17, 1962, in Mason City. For the last several years they have made their home in the North Iowa area.

Judy dedicated her life to being a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was an excellent cook. She was known for her cookies, cakes and every Christmas her homemade ravioli.

Her family includes her husband, Joseph of Nora Springs; her daughters, Vicky Hoffman of Walters, Minn., and Angie Malfero of Nora Springs; her sons, Joe Malfero Jr. of Milwaukee, Wis., and Nick Malfero of Las Vegas, Nev.; nine grandchildren, Jesse, Ashley, Christina, Mycayla, Ashley, Amanda, Alishia, Angela, and Nicky; her stepfather, Ray McCarville of Mason City, two sisters, Patricia Pagle of Waverly and Michelle Spurgeon of Waverly; and two brothers, Larry Hartema of Chicago and Steve Hartema of Mason City.

She was preceded in death by her mother, father, and two brothers, Dave and Kenny Hartema.

[Globe Gazette, Oct. 17, 1999]