Judith Coover
1942 - 2020
Judith Coover 78, calmly passed away
June 11, 2020 at Comfort Care Homes, Newton, KS.
Judy died from complications of
Alzheimer's disease.
Judy was born on February 10, 1942, in
Grand Island, Nebraska. She married Jim Banman on July 20, 1984, in
Arvada, Colorado. They lived in Denver and Centennial, Colorado, and
relocated to Kansas in November 2017.
Judy graduated cum laude from the
University of Nebraska in 1965 with a degree in psychology. She
retired in 1998 as regional manager of administration with the
Department of Housing and Urban Development in Denver.
Judy possessed a caring and tender
soul. In her retirement years, she volunteered as a surrogate
grandmother in Denver at Families First, a home for sexually and
physically abused children, and as a Court Appointed Special Advocate
(CASA), looking after the welfare of children in the court system
until her memory decline interceded.
Judy with Jim loved to travel.
Together, they visited four continents and many U.S. states. She was
athletic as a recreational swimmer, golfer, skier and undaunted by
bicycling long distances. Judy's passion was making quilts and fabric
art. Her arms were always welcoming to her step-grandchildren,
planning in detail their visits to Denver.
Surviving Judy are her devoted husband
of 35 years, Jim Banman, North Newton, KS; her son, T.J. (Jennifer
Hancock) Gerlach of Grand Junction, CO; her step children, Steve
(Sandy) Banman of Goessel, KS; Susan Banman (Riccardo) Sileci of Sao
Paulo, Brazil, and Christine (Polly Schattel) Banman of Asheville,
NC. She also is survived by five step-grandchildren: Craig Banman,
Goessel, KS; Allison (Albino) Quinones; Austin, TX; Audrey Sileci,
Sao Paulo; Natalie (Jonah) Mills, Redding, CA; Jacob Schattel,
Asheville, NC., and two step-great-grandchildren, Albi Quinones and
Gigi Mills.
Judy's sister, Patricia Molden, and her
parents, Frank Glenwood and Marguerite Marian (Haddel) Coover
predeceased Judy.
She also leaves many friends in
Colorado where she lived for 44 years.
Cremation followed Judy's death. Her
ashes will await Jim's and will be inurned together in Restlawn
Gardens of Memories Cemetery, Newton.
Judy chose for memorial gifts to be
designated to Advocates for Children in Aurora, CO, sent to Petersen
Family Funeral Home, 215 N. Main St., Newton, KS 67114.
A memorial service will follow at a
later date.